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COVID-19 Is Rapidly Unraveling Asia’s Garment Sector

Here's why a Verisk Maplecroft human rights analyst says fashion faces a "combustible mix of reputational…

After Halting Production, Uniqlo Owner and M&S Say They’ll Pay for Nixed Orders

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing and British department store Marks & Spencer have committed to paying their…

Brands Call for Post-COVID-19 Green Plan, Protection for Garment Manufacturers

Fashion retailers participate in global calls to protect garment manufacturing businesses and rebuild a…

VIDEO: WRAP CEO on Why Current Partnership Challenges Could Spell Future Crisis for Retailers

In the second of SJ's 'On the Ground' videos, WRAP CEO Avedis Seferian says retailers' actions could cripple…

Walmart-Owned Asda Demands 50% Discount on Canceled Orders: ‘Take It or Leave It’

Asda is also offering 30 percent of the originally agreed price for any orders still in progress.

Who’s Paying Garment Workers, Who Isn’t and How Can People Help?

Labor advocates are demanding restitution for the millions of garment workers in Asia who have been laid off…

Protesting Bangladesh Garment Workers: ‘Who Will Save Us From Starvation?’

Bangladesh garment workers took to the streets, saying they were more afraid of starvation due to unpaid…

Cambodia Slashes Partial Payment for Furloughed Garment Workers

Cambodian workers who have been laid off amid the growing coronavirus crisis will receive a much smaller…

ILO: COVID-19 Will Put 195 Million Out of Work—Hitting Manufacturing, Retail Hardest

In a short time, the pandemic has swept in and propelled joblessness to heights expected to 'far exceed' the…

From Bangladesh to Myanmar, Outbreak Sows Chaos for Garment Workers

Factories in Bangladesh and Myanmar are facing a slowdown in orders, and some garment workers are showing up…

COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Human Rights Crisis, Too, Labor Advocates Say

There may even be opportunity in this crisis to create a more equitable industry.

61,500 Cambodian Garment Workers at Risk as COVID-19 Halts Factory Production

At least 91 garment factories in the Southeast Asian country have suspended work to date due to the fallout…

South Africa’s Garment Manufacturers, Unions Reach Agreement to Pay Workers Through Lockdown

The South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union has brokered a deal to guarantee six weeks of full pay…

Virus-Stricken Garment Factories Face ‘Existential Crisis,’ Labor Rights Group Warns

Short-term decisions to renege on existing contracts will destroy the very businesses brands seek to protect…

Outbreak Leaves Garment Workers Stranded and Unemployed

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, millions of workers in Asian garment-producing nations are finding themselves…