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Gender Equality Remains ESG’s Obvious Yet Elusive Goal
A new World Benchmarking Alliance report suggests that many public-facing policies remain untethered to…
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…
Amid Tariff Chaos, One Principle to Abide By: Don’t Harm Supply Chain Workers
Better Buying's data shows that when commercial pressures reach a breaking point, the risk of unauthorized…
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MAS Holdings Shuts Sri Lankan Factory in ‘Strategic Pivot,’ Affecting 2,200 Workers
South Asia's largest apparel-tech manufacturer seeks to move from primarily cut-and-sew production toward…
Remake to Wind Down After a Decade of Labor Advocacy
The San Francisco nonprofit will close by the end of February, citing sustained funding shortfalls and steady…
Pakistan Accord Renewal Exposes Fault Lines in Brand Commitments
While the binding agreement will be preserved in its current form through 2029, at least two brands have…
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.
Can Fashion See Beyond Its Extractive Model?
A new report has quantified the "mechanics of extraction" in global commodity chains like garment production.
Myanmar’s Garment Sector is Woven in Fear, BHRC Finds
The BHRC's briefing documented 600-plus allegations, detailing systemic post-coup labor abuses in Myanmar's…
Is Garment Factory Safety in Bangladesh Backsliding?
More than a decade after the collapse of Rana Plaza, a spate of recent tragedies and near-tragedies raises…
2030 is Nearly Here. Can Fashion Still Make Good on Its Climate Promises?
For all its talk about "collective action" and "industry alignment," the fashion industry's carbon emissions…
India Rehauls Decades Old Labor Laws, Unions Express a ‘Fire of Rage’
Rolling out a simplified new labor code to replace the decades-old colonial one, the Indian government…
Amnesty International Has a Message for Fashion Brands Ahead of Black Friday
When the right to freedom of association is systematically throttled in countries such as Bangladesh, India…
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…