labor rights
Fashion’s Oft-one-sided Contracts Put Garment Workers at Risk
Buyer-supplier contracts often shift human rights costs onto vendors, incentivizing hidden violations…
Myanmar’s Garment Sector is Woven in Fear, BHRC Finds
The BHRC's briefing documented 600-plus allegations, detailing systemic post-coup labor abuses in Myanmar's…
Why Digital Supply Chain Accountability Tools Must Do More Than Deliver Compliance
These tools promise something long overdue: a shared digital infrastructure that could make corporate…
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The Ecuadorian state delivered a public apology to a group of the abacaleros subjected to slave-like…
MoMA’s ‘Woven Histories’ Follows The Threads of Labor Exploitation
MoMA's "Woven Histories" explores textiles in art, highlighting connections to labor, economic disparity and…
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…
Employment Lawsuit Accuses Gap Inc. of WARN Act Violation
The struggles that led Gap Inc. to cut 1,800 jobs this spring prompted legal action this month from a…
From Promise to Poverty: What Went Wrong at Haiti’s Hyped Garment Park
Caracol Industrial Park's star-studded inauguration promised 65,000 jobs. More than a decade later, the $300…
Nike Gender Lawsuit: What No One’s Really Talking About
A recent ruling by an Oregon judge was hailed as a victory for Nike, but perhaps the sneaker giant should…
After Years of Globalization, It’s Time to Pay the Tab
It was apparent at the recent Textile Exchange conference that our industry has a lot of work to do.
Amazon Fires 2 Staten Island Warehouse Workers with Union Ties
While Amazon alleges the firings were unrelated to the unionization, one of the terminated employees called…
Federal Agencies Issue Business Advisory on Myanmar
Businesses and people exposed to operations tied to the military junta run the risk of significant…
Regulation, Recognition & Relationships Can Move the Needle on Labor Rights
In the past decade, labor compliance improvement has stalled. A panel at Texworld NYC examined what is needed…
Germany Fires Warning Shot on Supply-Chain Abuses
A new law stands to take companies to task for labor and environmental abuses in their sprawling supply…
Following Garment Worker’s Murder, H&M Pledges Investigation. But Will It be Enough?
H&M has "made it clear" to Natchi Apparels and Eastman Exports that the victim's family must be compensated…