Worker's Rights
Garment Workers Have Lost Out on £4 Billion of Severance Pay, Says Rights Group
The Worker Rights Consortium says that garment workers have been denied billions of pounds of legally mandated severance pay after being sacked or losing their jobs due to brands cancelling orders or factory closures.
Garment Workers Have Lost Out on £4 Billion of Severance Pay, Says Rights Group
The Worker Rights Consortium says that garment workers have been denied billions of pounds of legally mandated severance pay after being sacked or losing their jobs due to brands cancelling orders or factory closures.
The Desperate Plight of Many Leicester Garment Workers
Unpaid wages, unexplained dismissals, and punishing working hours are among the catalogue of exploitative practices in UK’s garment sector, according to new industry report.
The Desperate Plight of Many Leicester Garment Workers
Unpaid wages, unexplained dismissals, and punishing working hours are among the catalogue of exploitative practices in UK’s garment sector, according to new industry report.
Luxury Brands Lag on Efforts to Reduce Forced Labour
Despite strides made to eliminate the use of forced labour in fashion’s supply chain, companies’ commitments straggle due to a lack of transparency, according to a new industry report.
Luxury Brands Lag on Efforts to Reduce Forced Labour
Despite strides made to eliminate the use of forced labour in fashion’s supply chain, companies’ commitments straggle due to a lack of transparency, according to a new industry report.
Is This the Year New York Regulates Fashion?
Two landmark bills taking aim at the industry’s environmental and social impact — the New York Fashion Act and the Fashion Workers Act — are back on the US state’s legislative agenda.
Is This the Year New York Regulates Fashion?
Two landmark bills taking aim at the industry’s environmental and social impact — the New York Fashion Act and the Fashion Workers Act — are back on the US state’s legislative agenda.
The Best of BoF 2023: Fashion’s Sustainability Reckoning
Record-breaking temperatures have turned up the heat on fashion’s climate commitments this year. But the industry still has a long way to go to deliver on its sustainabiity ambitions.
The Best of BoF 2023: Fashion’s Sustainability Reckoning
Record-breaking temperatures have turned up the heat on fashion’s climate commitments this year. But the industry still has a long way to go to deliver on its sustainabiity ambitions.
Brands Face Pressure Over Bangladesh Labour Crackdown
Members of Congress have written to the American Apparel & Footwear Association calling for fashion companies to support higher wages after a wave of protests over pay was met with violence and arrests.
Brands Face Pressure Over Bangladesh Labour Crackdown
Members of Congress have written to the American Apparel & Footwear Association calling for fashion companies to support higher wages after a wave of protests over pay was met with violence and arrests.
Bangladesh Garment Workers Fighting for Pay Face Brutal Violence and Threats
Negotiations over a new minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh have sparked mass demonstrations on streets across the capital.
Bangladesh Garment Workers Fighting for Pay Face Brutal Violence and Threats
Negotiations over a new minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh have sparked mass demonstrations on streets across the capital.
Nike Under Fire Over Wage Theft Claims Ahead of AGM
In a letter sent late last week, a coalition of shareholders urged the US sportswear giant to enable payment of $2.2 million to garment workers claiming wage theft at two supplier factories.
Nike Under Fire Over Wage Theft Claims Ahead of AGM
In a letter sent late last week, a coalition of shareholders urged the US sportswear giant to enable payment of $2.2 million to garment workers claiming wage theft at two supplier factories.
A ‘Climate of Fear’ in Fashion’s Supply Chains
The killing of a union leader in Bangladesh this summer has heightened anxiety over the risks facing labour organisers amid a broader, often violent, crackdown on labour rights.
A ‘Climate of Fear’ in Fashion’s Supply Chains
The killing of a union leader in Bangladesh this summer has heightened anxiety over the risks facing labour organisers amid a broader, often violent, crackdown on labour rights.
H&M Probes Myanmar Factory Abuses as Pressure Intensifies
The Swedish fast fashion giant is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at its Myanmar suppliers just weeks after top rival Inditex said it was phasing out factories in the Southeast Asian country.
H&M Probes Myanmar Factory Abuses as Pressure Intensifies
The Swedish fast fashion giant is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at its Myanmar suppliers just weeks after top rival Inditex said it was phasing out factories in the Southeast Asian country.
‘Fashion Is Inherently Political’: The Woman Mixing Palestinian Design With Sustainable Clothing
Yasmeen Mjalli works with women’s collectives to create clothes that use traditional craftwork to tell stories of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation.
‘Fashion Is Inherently Political’: The Woman Mixing Palestinian Design With Sustainable Clothing
Yasmeen Mjalli works with women’s collectives to create clothes that use traditional craftwork to tell stories of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation.
Fashion Brands Withholding Key Environmental and Social Sustainability Data
The industry is becoming incrementally more transparent, but big brands still fail to disclose critical information about their environmental and social impact, according to this year’s Fashion Transparency Index.
Fashion Brands Withholding Key Environmental and Social Sustainability Data
The industry is becoming incrementally more transparent, but big brands still fail to disclose critical information about their environmental and social impact, according to this year’s Fashion Transparency Index.