IndustriALL Global Union
Pakistan Accord Renewal Exposes Fault Lines in Brand Commitments
While the binding agreement will be preserved in its current form through 2029, at least two brands have…
Bangladesh Economic Outlook Inflamed as Hasina Receives Death Sentence
Businesses are bracing for heightened risks
South Africa’s Garment and Textile Workers Call for Just Transition
Despite the promise of ramped-up productivity, automation should "augment rather than displace" workers…
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Asos Renews Agreement With IndustriAll Global Union
British online fashion retailer Asos renewed its global framework agreement with the global union, which is…
India’s Workers Plan Nationwide Protests Over ‘Continued Attacks’ on Rights
Set to begin on Feb. 5, they're a response to the Indian government's "anti-worker" labor laws and could…
Four Years After Military Coup, Myanmar Extends State of Emergency
A new report issued by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on Friday noted that garment workers have…
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…
Brands Still Sourcing From Myanmar Hit With OECD Complaints
IndustriALL Global Union, together with its banned Burmese affiliates, have filed complaints against Next…
H&M Renews Agreement With Trade Unions IndustriALL and IF Metall
The pacts covers garment workers at around 1,000 factories run by manufacturers of H&M Group products.
Beximco Co-Founder Arrested in Bangladesh
Salman F. Rahman, the company's vice chairman, was placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death…
Where Does Bangladesh’s ‘Second Independence’ Leave Its Garment Workers?
Most of the beleaguered South Asian nation's garment workers did not receive their July wages on Wednesday.
After 15 Years of the Global Fashion Summit, Can the Industry ‘Unlock the Next Level’?
"I had no idea how slow this would go," Eva Kruse, founder and former CEO of Global Agenda, said in a raw…
Are Exiting Brands Making Myanmar’s Labor Conditions Worse?
Violations at the civil war-gripped nation's garment factories have tripled in the past year, labor activists…
Why Doesn’t Inditex Publish a Supplier List?
Campaigners say disclosing Tier 1 factories is a "bare minimum," yet the Zara owner is one of the few major…
A Fight for Union Choice at a Turkish Supplier Puts Levi’s in Hot Seat
Workers protesting inhumane conditions have been verbally and physically intimidated and attacked by law…