garment workers
Vaccine Programs, Government Assistance Help Denim Mills Curb Covid
Denim mills in Pakistan and India are making Covid-19 vaccine access easier through government-funded…
California’s New Basic Income Could ‘Empower’ LA Garment Workers
Last week, California became the first state to greenlight a guaranteed income policy, and one worker rights…
Do ‘Responsible’ Businesses Care Enough to Take a Stance on the Garment Worker Protection Act?
Amid rampant wage theft for Los Angeles garment workers, SB 62 is drawing lines between sustainable…
Inditex’s Bangladesh Suppliers Have ‘Unfinished’ Safety Business
"Workers' lives are at risk" when brands try to "bargain on crucial principles that enabled the Accord's…
H&M Models How Fashion Brands Can Help Refugees
Advocacy groups are calling on apparel brands to fight for refugee worker rights in Bangladesh, following a…
Nike, Primark Address Factory Worker Wage Theft Reports
A survey of 2,100 workers across 190 factories in six Asian garment-producing countries documented $157…
H&M Slips From No. 1 Transparency Ranking
The industry is moving "too slow" on transparency, allowing worker exploitation and environmental damage to…
Workers at Closed Thai Lingerie Factory Still Waiting on Wages
Workers rejected an offer from Brilliant, which had produced for Victoria's Secret, to pay $7.4 million over…
Battling Covid and Coup, Myanmar’s Garment Industry is ‘Deteriorating’
"No ethical business should continue to invest in Myanmar," trade union president Khaing Zar Aun told…
Garment Makers Operating Through ‘Hard’ Bangladesh Lockdown
Mostafiz Uddin believes the government thoughtfully balanced "lives versus livelihoods" when allowing…
California ‘One Step Closer’ to Respecting Garment Workers’ Rights
California's Garment Worker Protection Act scored another victory as it sailed through the Assembly Judiciary…
Myanmar Garment Sector ‘Unlikely to Recover’ if Brands Cut and Run
One-third of Myanmar's garment factories—200 facilities in total—are likely to shutter due to "economic…
Brands Guilty of ‘Straight-Out Robbery’ as Covid-Hit Garment Workers Risk ‘Unbearable’ Debt: Report
New research "exposes the enduring impact of brands' irresponsible behavior," which leaves garment workers…
Now 140 Fashion Brands Back Garment Worker Bill, Ugg’s Plant Ambitions: Short Takes
This week in sustainability: Garment Worker Protection Act clears to next vote in Assembly, Ugg to broaden…
Four People Missing in Delhi Shoe Factory Fire
Several people are feared missing after a fire broke out at a shoe factory warehouse in Delhi, India, drawing…