Global Labor Justice
‘Injury to One is Injury to All’: Why Oregon Educators and Asian Garment Workers Are Fighting Nike Together
The two groups accuse Nike of leading a "race to the bottom" fueled by local tax holidays and wage theft.
Activists Know How to Stop Sexual Violence in the Garment Supply Chain. Will Brands Buy In?
The Asia Floor Wage Alliance, Global Labor Justice and their trade union partners have developed a framework…
Can Uzbek Cotton Shake Off Its Forced Labor Problem?
Between what labor groups say is the Uzbek government's continued interference and the loss of critical…
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Nike’s Supply Chain Workers Continue to ‘Fight the Heist’
On Friday, 1,000 garment workers in South and Southeast Asia risked retaliation by going public with their…
EXCLUSIVE: Fanatics, Nike Back Binding Agreement to Fight Workplace Sexual Violence in Indonesia
The Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice, a first in Southeast Asia, will create safer, union-overseen…
Importers Must be ‘Fully Effective Partners’ in Canada’s Forced Labor Fight, US Groups Say
When tightening its forced labor net, the Canadian government must take care not to confuse importers with…
The State of Garment Workers in 2024: ‘Fraught’
As one expert put it, "democracy is sliding, it's still difficult to join a union and nobody's earning a…
US Labor Campaigners Demand Nike Ensure Fair Pay for Garment Workers
Led by Global Labor Justice and the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, hundreds of protestors in eight cities called…
ILO, Turkmenistan Adopt Roadmap to Eradicate Forced Labor in Cotton Fields
It's a strong framework, labor advocates said, but there are a couple of missing elements.
Can Legislation Fix Forced Labor and Civic Repression in Central Asian Cotton?
Cotton in Turkmenistan remains riddled with forced labor, even as independent monitoring in Uzbekistan comes…
Uzbek Cotton Sector at Risk of ‘Backsliding’ Into Forced Labor
A new report on the 2023 cotton harvest found local officials resorting to forced labor in districts with a…
Turkmenistan Mobilizing Thousands of Civilians in Cotton Harvest
Those who refuse—and can't afford sufficient bribes—are threatened with wage cuts or the loss of their…
Is Uzbekistan Ready for its Cotton Close-Up?
Freedom of association and "real" organizing and bargaining rights for cotton workers are still lacking, one…
Garment Workers Blast ‘Dangerous’ New Normal at Nike
A group of 20 garment-sector unions filed a complaint alleging that the Just Do It firm violated OECD…
Controversy Rocks Better Cotton’s Uzbek Program
"From the very beginning, the project started with illegal land confiscation," said Umida Niyazova, Uzbek…