Thailand
Textile Innovators Aim to Turn the Tide for Thailand’s ‘Sunset Sector’
Exhibitors at the GFT 2024 Expo in Bangkok are betting on new textile innovations and technology to…
Migrants Fleeing Myanmar Walk Tough Road Across the Border
As the world marks International Migrants Day, many are lamenting untenable working conditions and unjust…
Nike Shareholders Lack ‘Just Do It’ Energy
A proposal urging the Swoosh to issue a report on supply chain due diligence efficacy failed Tuesday.
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Former Tesco Supplier
Thai police accused V.K. Garment in Mae Sot of fraud, coerced overtime, withholding immigration documents and…
‘Complete Sham’: 1-Day Police Probe Clears Former Tesco Supplier
V.K. Garment's former workers accused Tesco and auditing firm Intertek of ignoring forced labor red flags…
Child Rape, 99-Hour Workweeks Alleged in Tesco Factory Firestorm
Former workers at a Thai garment factory are accusing Tesco and auditing firm Intertek of "negligence" over…
‘Effectively and Systematically Gamed’: Why Audits Need an Overhaul
As yet another factory is engulfed in flames, questions loom about the limits of social audits.
Victoria’s Secret Intervenes in Thai Workers’ 13-Month Wage Struggle
Victoria's Secret and Clover Group have agreed to repay garment workers the $8.3 million they were owed…
Thai Lingerie Workers Still Fighting for $7 Million in Wages
Brilliant Thai Alliance made intimate apparel for Ann Taylor owner Ascena Group, Lane Bryant, Torrid and…
This Singaporean Innovator Turns Pineapple Leaves into Sneaker, Denim-Ready Fibers
Trial production of the pineapple leaf fibers began in September 2021 and production volume will scale-up by…
Upstream Focus: VT Garment’s Chalumpon Lotharukpong on PPE Pivot and Pandemic Recovery
In this Q&A, Chalumpon Lotharukpong explains VT Garment's pandemic move into PPE and digitalizing product…
Workers at Closed Thai Lingerie Factory Still Waiting on Wages
Workers rejected an offer from Brilliant, which had produced for Victoria's Secret, to pay $7.4 million over…
Reports Allege Workers Locked Out of ‘Closed’ Thai Factory
The unannounced closure of a Thai factory that supplies Victoria's Secret left 1,388 workers without pay…
Garment Workers Win Back Wages in Laos and Thailand
Garment workers in some of the world's most underserved locales are finally seeing some movement on wages…
Disney, NBCUniversal Under Fire for Stiffing Asian Garment Workers
In the interim, these workers have faced "extreme hardship," including blacklisting by nearby factories, CCC…