garment workers
Brands Aren’t Serious About Human Rights if They’re Lobbing ‘Oppressive Terms’ at Suppliers
Changing purchasing practices because of the pandemic can have knock-on impacts on workers further upstream…
India’s Covid Crisis Leaves Garment Supply Chain Hanging by a Thread
India is battling a deluge of coronavirus cases, and garment factories are struggling to ride the wave.
Consumers Are Watching, But Is the Denim Industry Behaving Any Better?
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for better support for workers throughout the global denim supply…
Covid Crisis Hits 4 Million Bangladeshi Garment Workers’ Bottom Line
In the absence of critical protections, millions of workers are "forced to make a cruel choice between their…
Fashion’s Artisans and Workers Forge Connections to Survive
Handmade goods artisans and garment workers see collaborations and banding together as a way to weather the…
Garment Workers Organize Around Wage Reforms During Pandemic
California garment workers want an end to the "piece rate" pay system during a pandemic that has…
Eight Years Later, What’s Come From ‘The True Cost,’ Rana Plaza?
"The True Cost" director Andrew Morgan and Eco-Age's Livia Firth reflect on latest "Fashionscapes" short…
Eight Years After Rana Plaza, Is Worker Safety in Bangladesh in Danger?
With the 2018 Transition Accord expiring on May 31, many are concerned that safety standards could unravel to…
California Garment Worker Bill Clears Key Hurdle
SB 62 is meant to close loopholes that allow wage theft to flourish in California's garment industry by…
Chaos Consumes Garment Supply Chain
From Cambodia and Ethiopia to Bangladesh and Myanmar, garment workers are battling geopolitical conflict and…
In Locked-Down Bangladesh, Garment Workers Struggle to Reach Factories
Though the government has exempted garment factories from the lockdown, workers say the lack of…
Annie Lennox’s Nonprofit Fights for Garment Worker Wages
Most garment-producing nations set minimum wages at less than 50 percent of what's necessary to meet…
Why Myanmar Garment Workers Want to ‘Stop the Economy’
"The banking system is hardly functioning, transport and logistics are crippled, and ports paralyzed," one…
Cambodia to Vaccinate 500,000 Garment Workers by June
The move is a rare bright spot for Cambodia's embattled garment sector, which is the country's largest…
Half a Billion in Severance: Laid-Off Garment Workers Still Waiting on Wages
Factories supplying to the world's biggest brands are withholding an estimated $500 billion in severance from…