forced labor
Badger Sport Drops Chinese Factory Accused of Using Forced Labor
Badger Sport cut ties with Hetian Taida Apparel Co., a Chinese factory investigated for using forced labor of…
WRAP Says Chinese Factory Accused of Using Forced Labor is Compliant
WRAP, which had certified a Chinese factory accused of using forced labor in its production, has cleared the…
Customs Investigates Whether Chinese Apparel Imports Came From Forced Labor Camps
U.S. Customs is reviewing information that links Badger Sports to internment camps in China producing goods…
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Modern Slavery May be in Your Sneaker Supply Chains, Report Finds
Footwear brands and luxury retailers rank alarmingly low on KnowTheChain's benchmark report ranking companies…
Uzbek Cotton Fields Eliminate “Most” Forced Labor, ILO Says
ILO monitors have reported that most forced labor has been eliminated from Uzbekistan's cotton fields.
Apparel and Footwear Firms Sign AAFA-FLA Pact Against Forced Labor
The AAFA and the Fair Labor Association seek to raise the bar for how workers in the industry are treated.
Apparel Brands Call for End to Forced Labor in Turkmenistan Cotton Fields
A dozen apparel companies have pledged not to source cotton from Turkmenistan until forced labor in its…
U.K. Pledges $53 Million to Combat Modern Slavery, Including in the Garment Industry
The U.K. has pledged $53.7 million to aid more than 500,000 people around the world who have either survived…
Study Examines Forced Labor Risk of Footwear Brands’ Leather Supply
Adidas, Nike, Puma and Timberland earned high marks in a new study that examined the forced labor risk of…
Op-Ed: The Rising Risk of Modern Slavery in Supply Chains and How to Address It
As global upheaval continues to make 2017 an unpredictable year for supply chains, another risk factor has…
Apparel Brands Ranked on Forced Labor for First Time
As companies throughout the retail sector work to eradicate forced labor from their supply chain, a new study…
Forced Labor: Passé or Probable?
Ask any social compliance or corporate governance executive about forced or slave labor and the response is…
Garments from Bangladesh, China, Vietnam on US Exploitative Labor List
The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs has updated its list of goods produced by…
Will the ILO Make Labor Rights Rules Binding for Businesses?
Forced and child labor remain substantial issues for global supply chains—one that only an enforceable…
Op-Ed: Free Labor is a Far Greater Problem for Apparel Brands Than Forced
A recent report looked at the major ethical challenges faced by apparel buyers in their sourcing, and…