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On the Line: H&M Reportedly Cuts Bangladesh Orders
Also in this edition: Garment workers in Bangladesh are sizzling as suppliers turn off cooling, the…
How Bangladesh’s Garment Suppliers Are Being ‘Squeezed Dry’
While nominal prices have edged up in Bangladesh, a new study said, brands are paying 30 percent less in real…
On the Line: REI Union Boycotts Anniversary Sale
Also in this edition: A fire in Vietnam leaves workers' livelihoods in peril, Bangladesh signs a landmark…
Is Fashion’s ‘Resilient’ Future Leaving Workers Behind?
This year's Global Fashion Summit moved away from the loftier, values-driven rhetoric of previous years by…
On International Workers’ Day, a Fashion Manifesto (Or Two)
Labor activists envision a future where decent work is guaranteed, the costs of climate mitigation and…
‘Crisis After Crisis’: Brands Silent as Tariff and Oil Shocks Devastate Garment Workers
A black hole of information has made it difficult to assess the extent of the damage to garment workers'…
Fashion’s Oft-one-sided Contracts Put Garment Workers at Risk
Buyer-supplier contracts often shift human rights costs onto vendors, incentivizing hidden violations…
13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist
Despite more than a decade of hard-won progress, the work of ensuring safe factories is far from over.
AAFA Releases Heat Stress Guidance to Protect Garment Workers
As the world gets warmer and garment workers in the global South continue to bear the brunt of rising…
Levi’s Sued by Labor Group on Eve of Shareholder Climate Clash
A Dutch lawsuit is accusing the denim giant of ethics-washing worker rights at a Turkish supplier, while U.S…
Does H&M Have an H&M Problem?
The Swedish retailer has always been a study in contradictions, but a new Insights Board that excludes…
BKMEA Calls for Changes to Bangladesh’s Amended Labor Law
The trade group's president warned that instability from higher production costs and administrative red tape…
Can Fashion Quit ‘Social Washing’?
A new analysis by three Dutch civil-society groups argues that brand promises of ethical workplaces can…
Progress Over Perfection: Lessons From Garment Factories Fighting Heat Stress
As growing temperatures endanger worker wellbeing, three factories in Cambodia and Vietnam are treating…
Was Your Labubu Made With Forced Labor?
A new report offers evidence of worker exploitation at a Chinese factory that exclusively manufactures the…