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90,000 Stores at Risk of Closing, New Report Warns
UBS retail analysts predict a minimum of 14,000 apparel and accessories doors could close, along with 4,000…
Nearly 1/3 of Surveyed CA Garment Contractors Paying Illegal Piece-Rate Wage
One garment contractor paid its workers as little as $1.58 per hour, says a report that named Nordstrom…
LA Wholesaler Accused of Wage Theft
L.A. garment workers and the Garment Worker Center have accused a local womenswear brand of wage theft.
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Apparel Giants Turn Blind Eye to Outsourced Labor: Study
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Stitch Fix Named in $145K Garment Manufacturer Wage Theft Case
Evereve said Justar Fashion produces clothes not for the brand directly, but for one of the third parties it…
Adidas Back in Wage-Theft Spotlight
Demonstrations targeting the German giant will take place in 20 cities, including Berlin, Los Angeles, Milan…
Hanesbrands Hands Over $330,000 to Hard-Hit Haiti Garment Workers
The clothing giant stepped in after the closure of one of its suppliers left more than 800 workers waiting to…
‘We Need $5 an Hour’: Amazon Workers ‘Insulted’ by Wage Bump
The e-commerce giant said it will spend roughly $1 billion over the next year to raise starting hourly pay…
Why This Gap Supplier is Digitizing Wages in Egypt
Paying workers digitally rather than with cash has benefits for both factories and workers.
‘This is a Crisis Response’: Is it Time for a Global Garment Workers Severance Fund?
Garment workers worldwide are increasingly being denied severance wages. Should brands and retailers take…
Amazon Shrugs Off Leaked Labor Memo: ‘Doesn’t Represent the Actual Situation’
A leaked internal report said Amazon was exhausting its labor pool due to high attrition rates and rivals'…
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…
Why Nike’s Working Double Time to Keep This ‘Embarrassing’ Data Under Wraps
Nike's long-running gender-discrimination lawsuit pits four former female workers against the Oregon footwear…
Labor Violations Rampant at Southern Cotton Gins
Federal labor authorities identified violations in 81 percent of their 71 cotton gin investigations across…
LA Manufacturer Caught Lying About Garment Workers
Garment factory employers are "legally obligated to follow the law" in order to get a manufacturing license…