living wages
Annie Lennox’s Nonprofit Fights for Garment Worker Wages
Most garment-producing nations set minimum wages at less than 50 percent of what's necessary to meet…
Profits vs. Poverty: Fashion Brands Prosper as Factory Sewers Starve
Garment workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar and the Philippines suffer wage theft even as the…
Will Fashion Brands Sacrifice ‘Gigantic Profits’ to Pay Workers Living Wages?
Rampant order cancelations and suspensions underscore the 'ruthlessness' of brands amid Covid-19. Now they're…
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Rivet 50: How the Denim Industry Can Change for the Better
Rivet 50 honorees discuss how 2021 may tee up the opportunities for the global denim industry to correct its…
93% of Fashion Brands Don’t Pay a Living Wage. This Website Wants to Change That.
"Consumers deserve to know where, and under what circumstances, clothes are produced," said CCC transparency…
India ‘Sourcing Squeeze’ Piles ‘Inhumane’ Burden on Garment Workers: Report
Garment suppliers in India are feeling squeezed as prices paid for clothing exported to the U.S. and EU have…
Adidas Leads on Living Wages, But Fashion Still Has Far to Go
In a review of 13 clothing brands, only Adidas can be regarded as "leading" on the subject of living wages…
Cambodia Raises Garment Worker Minimum Wage by 4.4%
Cambodia's government announced Friday that it will be raising the country's minimum wage for textile workers…
Leading Clothing Brands Talk About Living Wages, But They’re Still Not Paying Up
No major clothing brand has been able to confirm that any workers making their garments are paid enough to…
Ethiopia’s Garment Workers Labor for Industry’s Lowest Wages, Study Says
Ethiopian garment workers are struggling to emerge from poverty with wages averaging $26 per month, according…
Labor Activists Challenge H&M’s Living Wage Claims
H&M says it has "reached and exceeded" its Fair Living Wage Strategy targets. The Clean Clothes Campaign begs…
UK Garment Sector Rife with Exploitation, Illegal Low Pay
The British garment industry is a hotbed of abuse and underpayment 20 years after the minimum wage was…
Protesting Bangladesh Workers Get Wage Increase but Tensions Remain
Following a week of violent demonstrations for higher salaries, the government of Bangladesh has agreed to…
One Dead, Dozens Injured in Bangladeshi Worker Protest
Police in Bangladesh used water cannons, tear gas and batons to disperse 100,000 striking garment workers in…
H&M is a ‘Promise Breaker’ When It Comes to Living Wages, Say Labor Groups
H&M has broken its own "self-imposed deadline" for ensuring a living wage for 850,000 workers, labor…