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Labor Department, Which ‘Ridiculed Supporting Worker Rights Abroad,’ Responds to ILAB Lawsuit

It said that the Solidarity Center and others' claims over terminated international technical assistance…

Activists Know How to Stop Sexual Violence in the Garment Supply Chain. Will Brands Buy In?

The Asia Floor Wage Alliance, Global Labor Justice and their trade union partners have developed a framework…

Former Calik Employee Dies Following Altercation

A former Calik Holding factory employee died last week after an armed altercation over owed compensation took…

Bestseller Wants Higher Wages for Myanmar’s Garment Workers. Activists Call Foul.

While a higher floor wage is essential to promoting fair working conditions in the Southeast Asian nation…

Trump’s Policies Are Roiling Africa’s Garment and Textiles Industry

Between the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the potential implementation of tariffs…

USTR Says ‘Unfair’ Trade Practices Are Undermining U.S. Apparel and Textiles

Its grievances come at a time when the White House is dismantling programs meant to level the competitive…

Nike Relents on Thai Wage Theft Case, Albeit With ‘Deficiencies’ in Plan

Whether inadvertently or not, the case's unearthing has also exposed fault lines within the labor advocacy…

Will Trump Tariffs Help or Hurt U.S. Garment Workers?

President Donald Trump touted his aggressive import levies as a way to return manufacturing to the United…

Bangladeshi Factory Safety Monitor Admits Work is ‘Not Without Its Challenges’

Worker rights groups have accused the RMG Sustainability Council, which handles safety inspections and…

What is Fashion’s Responsibility to Earthquake-Battered Myanmar?

As the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation navigates the aftermath of a devastating 7.7-magnitude…

Bangladesh May Face a Bigger Tariff Bill Than Thought

A subsection of President Trump's executive order says the reciprocal tariffs are in addition to existing…

Q&A: Cascale’s Colin Browne on Trump Tariffs, Supply Chain Upheaval and the ‘Unreasonable Man’

"It's easier for us to focus on the financial side of it, but the issue that we're missing is that people's…

‘A Big Shock’: How Bangladesh Woke to News of Trump Tariffs

The United States is Bangladesh's third-largest trading partner after China and India. It has imposed a 37…

Labor Department Bureau’s Loss Will ‘Put American Workers Last,’ Trade Groups Say

The American Apparel & Footwear Association and the Fair Labor Association are urging U.S. Trade…

Fruit of the Loom Transformed Workers’ Rights in Honduras. It’s Now Accused of Union-Busting.

The American manufacturer has been 'quietly and slowly' winding down five of the six facilities it operated…