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Forced labour risks increase for garment workers
Published: June 21, 2021
Research spotlights forced labour concerns
Published: June 21, 2021
Risk of forced labour in clothing industry rises due to pandemic and industry response
Published: June 21, 2021
Garment Workers Face Mounting Forced Labor Risks
Published: June 21, 2021
1000+ Interviews Reveal Destructive Brand Practices Contributed to Unpaid Earnings, Threats and Abuse, Skyrocketing Debt, and a Dangerous Lack of PPE New research by the University of Sheffield and the Worker Rights Consortium finds that declining income and working conditions for workers in garment supply chains amid the Covid-19 pandemic has increased workers’ vulnerability to…
Hanging by a thread
Published: June 20, 2021
Report says soldiers shot three dead at Myanmar factory making US cowboy boots
Published: June 17, 2021
Brands criticised for Myanmar sourcing u-turn
Published: June 4, 2021
Brands accused of putting profits over rights in Myanmar
Published: June 2, 2021
Bestseller, H&M and Primark Resume Myanmar Sourcing
Published: May 18, 2021
Brands Should Consult Unions before Resuming Sourcing in Myanmar
Published: June 1, 2021
Within the past two weeks, several apparel brands that put a pause on sourcing from Myanmar in response to February’s military coup in the country resumed their sourcing, drawn by cheap prices for apparel and a labor movement constrained by arbitrary arrests and violent suppression from the police and military. Despite the military’s unwillingness to…