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Remake to Wind Down After a Decade of Labor Advocacy
The San Francisco nonprofit will close by the end of February, citing sustained funding shortfalls and steady…
Pakistan Accord Renewal Exposes Fault Lines in Brand Commitments
While the binding agreement will be preserved in its current form through 2029, at least two brands have…
2026 Will Be ‘Stress Test’ Year for Garment Worker Rights
After a gutting year of funding cuts, labor experts discuss the outlook for human rights in fashion.
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Can Fashion See Beyond Its Extractive Model?
A new report has quantified the "mechanics of extraction" in global commodity chains like garment production.
Myanmar’s Garment Sector is Woven in Fear, BHRC Finds
The BHRC's briefing documented 600-plus allegations, detailing systemic post-coup labor abuses in Myanmar's…
Is Garment Factory Safety in Bangladesh Backsliding?
More than a decade after the collapse of Rana Plaza, a spate of recent tragedies and near-tragedies raises…
2030 is Nearly Here. Can Fashion Still Make Good on Its Climate Promises?
For all its talk about "collective action" and "industry alignment," the fashion industry's carbon emissions…
India Rehauls Decades Old Labor Laws, Unions Express a ‘Fire of Rage’
Rolling out a simplified new labor code to replace the decades-old colonial one, the Indian government…
Amnesty International Has a Message for Fashion Brands Ahead of Black Friday
When the right to freedom of association is systematically throttled in countries such as Bangladesh, India…
Cambodian Worker at Asics Supplier Receives ‘Historic’ Settlement
The total sum is potentially the largest received by a garment worker in the global South relating to freedom…
What Abandoned Two-Year-Old Criminal Charges Mean for Bangladesh’s Garment Workers
The so-called First Information Reports, filed during the 2023 minimum wage protests, threatened 48,000…
Bangladesh Denim Group Reopens Factories After Weeklong Suspension
The protracted and violent protests last week, which Pacific Jeans Group characterized as an "illegal…
World Bank Warns That Trump’s Tariffs Will Hurt Sri Lanka’s Garment Industry
This would impose pressures on employment that could disproportionately affect the livelihoods of tens of…
The Fight for a Fair Paycheck Is Anything But
Experts from the Fair Labor Association, the Solidarity Center and Rutgers University weighed in on fair…
Tod’s Faces Labor Abuse Allegations in Its Supply Chain
The group is not facing criminal charges but it could potentially be put into judicial administration as a…