Global Labor Justice
Shein’s Xinjiang Links Have Lawmakers Asking Questions
Three senators want to know if Shein customers might be "inadvertently" purchasing clothing made with…
Is Canada About to Get Another Forced Labor Law?
S-211 would require most companies to publicly disclose how they are preventing the risk of forced and child…
Why ‘Collective Outrage’ Erupted Over This Polarizing Shipping Proposal
Critics say this move could hobble forced labor investigations and enforcement, including under the Uyghur…
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How Walmart Garment Supplier Got Itself Off Imports Blacklist
Natchi Apparel shipments previously detained on suspicion of forced labor will also be discharged, CBP…
Sri Lanka’s Biggest Garment Maker Dismisses ‘Inflammatory’ Accusations
A supplier to Gap, Victoria's Secret and Marks & Spencer, Brandix addresses claims it mismanaged Covid…
Is China’s Homegrown Better Cotton Workaround ‘Dead on Arrival’?
If China is using its new program as a "protectionist alternative for BCI, then [it] will not fly in Western…
One Year On, Protesting Bangladesh Garment Workers Still Face Retaliatory Charges
One year after 10,000 Bangladesh garment workers protested low wages, hundreds are still fighting "trumped-up…
New Labor Rights Resolution Aims to Protect Women in Global Supply Chains
With the three-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh approaching, the apparel…
ILRF Says Labor Abuses Still Rampant in Bangladesh
Reform efforts have been underway in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry this year, but those efforts…
Labor Orgs Say H&M Behind on Safety Repairs in Bangladesh
Swedish retailer H&M may have been the first to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh…
Are Uzbekistan’s Labor Conditions Worse than Bangladesh’s?
While Bangladesh has become an emblem of labor exploitation, Uzbekistan has largely managed to elude the…
Child Labor Activists Call for Ban on Uzbekistan’s Cotton
The U.S.-based International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) has filed a formal complaint with U.S. Customs…