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Logistics Giants Staffing Up for Peak-Season Surge
UPS expects to hire at least 60,000 seasonal employees in its annual "UPS Brown Friday" events at company…
New Outdoor Exhibitions in New York and Chicago Are Geared to Spur Public Discussion
New exhibition's in New York City and Chicago are designed to bring people together.
Activists Plan to Keep Eyes on Uyghur Forced Labor at NYFW
On Thursday at New York Fashion Week, groups like Model Alliance and corporate watchdogs call for justice to…
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‘Check-Box’ Social Audits Are Failing Workers, According to Report
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre released a report detailing how voluntary check-box social…
Lululemon, Hiring 8,000 for Holiday, Upgrades Minimum Wage
The pay raise comes as a federal minimum wage debate rages on and more retailers aim to incentivize…
Why July’s Payroll Increase Only Tells Part of the Story: Week Ahead
Friday's nonfarm payroll report for July doesn't include the impact from the significant uptick in new…
Amazon Faces Labor Board Officer’s Findings It Interfered in Union Push
The retailer was hit with an NLRB hearing officer's findings backing the RWDSU's call for a do-over election…
Fashion Seems Split on the Garment Worker Protection Act — But Why?
There's a divergence in sentiment between those who support SB 62 and those who aren't exactly rallying…
Do ‘Responsible’ Businesses Care Enough to Take a Stance on the Garment Worker Protection Act?
Amid rampant wage theft for Los Angeles garment workers, SB 62 is drawing lines between sustainable…
Retailers Pine for Workers as Crucial Back-to-School and Holiday Seasons Approach
The pandemic, e-commerce growth and uncompetitive wages contribute to retailers finding themselves…
What’s Causing the Great Retail Worker Shortage?
Ahead of back-to-school and holiday, a new survey says 42 percent of retail workers are either considering or…
What’s Going On in Xinjiang and How It Impacts Fashion
A timeline of the Xinjiang cotton crisis and its impact on fashion and how governments are cracking down on…
Here’s How Local Gov Can Revive Retail Real Estate and Reimagine Jobs
The National League of Cities cited eight key recommendations for city leaders to facilitate an inclusive…
Fashion Could Feel Effects of COVID-19-Induced Labor Crisis Until 2023
New employment report from the ILO found pandemic's shakeout on labor far from over. Here's what it means for…
Asia-Pacific Supports the Fashion Industry, but Does the Fashion Industry Support Asia-Pacific?
Fashion has largely been ignoring 75 percent of the people who make the industry possible.