Worker Rights Consortium
After Years of Championing Women, Gap Faces Backlash Over Pregnant Workers Fired in Haiti
The Willbes factory in Port-au-Prince terminated four pregnant workers and nine union leaders, potentially…
2026 Will Be ‘Stress Test’ Year for Garment Worker Rights
After a gutting year of funding cuts, labor experts discuss the outlook for human rights in fashion.
Nike Just Does It, Pays Thai Workers After Years of Pressure
Nike has agreed to pay owed wages to Thai garment workers, marking a major labor rights victory.
Cambodian Worker at Asics Supplier Receives ‘Historic’ Settlement
The total sum is potentially the largest received by a garment worker in the global South relating to freedom…
What Abandoned Two-Year-Old Criminal Charges Mean for Bangladesh’s Garment Workers
The so-called First Information Reports, filed during the 2023 minimum wage protests, threatened 48,000…
Lucky Brand Joins American Eagle Outfitters, Puma in Compensating Guatemalan Workers
When Industrial Hana, a subcontractor for several major brands, abruptly shuttered in October 2023, nearly…
Trump’s Trade War Could Kill Lesotho’s Garment Industry
With no renewal of AGOA in sight and a potential 50 percent tariff, the future of the small southern African…
Are Unionized Garment Factories Being Targeted for Closures?
Fruit of the Loom closed its last two unionized cut-and-sew facilities in Honduras. Next did the same with…
Nike Relents on Thai Wage Theft Case, Albeit With ‘Deficiencies’ in Plan
Whether inadvertently or not, the case's unearthing has also exposed fault lines within the labor advocacy…
Fruit of the Loom Transformed Workers’ Rights in Honduras. It’s Now Accused of Union-Busting.
The American manufacturer has been 'quietly and slowly' winding down five of the six facilities it operated…
The Illusion of Choice: Labor Rights and Sustainable Business
A panel of workplace equity leaders explored labor's landscape and how tackling the social side of ESG is a…
The Solidarity Center is On the Brink. Where Does That Leave Garment Workers’ Rights?
The Solidarity Center is the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization that partners…
EXCLUSIVE: Fanatics, Nike Back Binding Agreement to Fight Workplace Sexual Violence in Indonesia
The Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice, a first in Southeast Asia, will create safer, union-overseen…
Republican Lawmakers Question ‘Legitimacy’ of EU Regulation for US Businesses
Led by Congressman French Hill, they're urging the Trump administration to support calls by France and others…
Importers Must be ‘Fully Effective Partners’ in Canada’s Forced Labor Fight, US Groups Say
When tightening its forced labor net, the Canadian government must take care not to confuse importers with…