garment workers
Walmart-Owned Asda Demands 50% Discount on Canceled Orders: ‘Take It or Leave It’
Asda is also offering 30 percent of the originally agreed price for any orders still in progress.
Who’s Paying Garment Workers, Who Isn’t and How Can People Help?
Labor advocates are demanding restitution for the millions of garment workers in Asia who have been laid off…
Protesting Bangladesh Garment Workers: ‘Who Will Save Us From Starvation?’
Bangladesh garment workers took to the streets, saying they were more afraid of starvation due to unpaid…
Cambodia Slashes Partial Payment for Furloughed Garment Workers
Cambodian workers who have been laid off amid the growing coronavirus crisis will receive a much smaller…
ILO: COVID-19 Will Put 195 Million Out of Work—Hitting Manufacturing, Retail Hardest
In a short time, the pandemic has swept in and propelled joblessness to heights expected to 'far exceed' the…
From Bangladesh to Myanmar, Outbreak Sows Chaos for Garment Workers
Factories in Bangladesh and Myanmar are facing a slowdown in orders, and some garment workers are showing up…
COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Human Rights Crisis, Too, Labor Advocates Say
There may even be opportunity in this crisis to create a more equitable industry.
61,500 Cambodian Garment Workers at Risk as COVID-19 Halts Factory Production
At least 91 garment factories in the Southeast Asian country have suspended work to date due to the fallout…
South Africa’s Garment Manufacturers, Unions Reach Agreement to Pay Workers Through Lockdown
The South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union has brokered a deal to guarantee six weeks of full pay…
Virus-Stricken Garment Factories Face ‘Existential Crisis,’ Labor Rights Group Warns
Short-term decisions to renege on existing contracts will destroy the very businesses brands seek to protect…
Outbreak Leaves Garment Workers Stranded and Unemployed
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, millions of workers in Asian garment-producing nations are finding themselves…
Brands Pulling Factory Orders Are ‘Crippling Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry’
The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking devastation on the world, but garment factories and workers are…
Central American Factories Accused of Exploiting Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Labor activists are charging the owners of "maquiladoras" of using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to…
Brands Cancel $100 Million in Bangladesh Orders—Putting Thousands of Jobs at Risk
With production orders being rescinded daily, Bangladesh factories are staring despair in the face—and…
Brands Should ‘Walk Away’ If Factories Fail to Protect Workers: Sen. Menendez
As Rana Plaza's anniversary draws near, challenges regarding garment factory safety and Bangladesh labor…