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4 Ways You Can Shop Ethically Now
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Farce majeure: How global apparel brands are using the Covid-19 pandemic to stiff suppliers and abandon workers
Country: Global
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This paper by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, ILAW, and the Worker Rights Consortium explores the power imbalances between brands and suppliers and their contractual manifestation. It examines the law of force majeure and related doctrines and how they apply to the current circumstances. The paper explains how brands violate their due diligence obligations through canceling orders….
UConn Facemasks Show Commitment to Human Rights Along With Public Health
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The Children’s Place cancels millions of dollars of garment orders from Ethiopia
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Masks for Georgetown Community Made by ‘Living Wage’ Factory
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Fashion’s dirty secret: how sexual assault took hold in jeans factories
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Un(der)paid in the pandemic
Country: Global
Issues: COVID-19
The report “Un(der)paid in the pandemic” analyzes nonpayment of wages to garment workers during the months of March, April, and May resulting from order cancellations by apparel brands, unpaid leave, and state-sanctioned wage cuts during the Covid-19 crisis. Based on a review of news reports and information from worker organizations, we estimate that across South…
Gap Puts Focus on Youth Activists, Sustainability for Fall 2020
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Dansk smykkegigant fyrede ansatte, da de stiftede fagforening
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