Garment workers
- Business, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, H&M, India, Life and style, Marks & Spencer, Nike, South and Central Asia, Tesco, Workers' rights, World news, Zara
Indian supplier to UK fashion brands agrees to pay £3m in unpaid wages
Shahi Exports, which makes clothes for the UK high street, has agreed to pay staff minimum wage and arrearsInd…
- Garment workers, Human rights, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, Poverty, Protest, Society, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
Revolutionary roads: how the army tried to crush Yangon’s most anti-coup district
Hlaing Thayar was at the centre of Myanmar’s protests, but brutal crackdowns and the collapse of the local gar…
- Business, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, India, Life and style, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, Tesco, Workers' rights, World news, Zara
‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage
Shortfall of 16p a day leaves children living on just rice as suppliers to Nike, Zara and H&M in Karnataka…
- Bangladesh, Coronavirus, Fashion, Garment workers, Global development, South and Central Asia, World news
Workers return to Bangladesh’s garment factories despite record Covid deaths
Hundreds of thousands flock to cities as government allows manufacturers to reopen, with exporters citing fear…
- Asia Pacific, Fashion, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, Human rights, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Unions, World news
Top fashion brands face legal challenge over garment workers’ rights in Asia
Pan-Asian labour rights group launches groundbreaking attempt to hold global labels accountable for alleged ri…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Business, Cambodia, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, Human rights, Indonesia, Inequality, Life and style, Nike, Poverty, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report
No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clo…
- Business, Garment workers, Global development, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
Primark supplier reportedly locks workers in factory to stop their anti-coup protest in Myanmar
Garment workers in Yangon say they were dismissed for breaking out to take part in civil disobedience movement…
- Fashion, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, India, Poverty, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Female workers at H&M supplier in India allege widespread sexual violence
Multiple women at Natchi Apparels have reported abuse weeks after 21-year-old worker was allegedly killed by h…
- Bangladesh, Coronavirus, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, South and Central Asia, World news
‘I thought about killing my children’: the desperate Bangladesh garment workers fighting for pay
Workers face destitution after the collapse of fashion retailers – and despite beatings and police crackdowns …
- Coronavirus, Garment workers, Global development, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, Unions, World news
‘Thrown to the wolves’: how Covid-19 laws are being used to silence garment workers
Campaigners report job losses and jailing of those airing grievances – and urge global fashion brands to stand…
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
World’s garment workers face ruin as fashion brands refuse to pay $16bn
Analysis of trade figures reveals huge power imbalance as suppliers and workers in poorest parts of the world …
- Asia Pacific, Business, Cambodia, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Garment workers, H&M, Myanmar, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, UK news, Unions, World news, Zara
Covid led to ‘brutal crackdown’ on garment workers’ rights, says report
Brands including Primark, Zara and H&M accused of failing to protect workers at factories in Asia from ‘un…
- Bangladesh, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
‘My life became a disaster movie’: the Bangladesh garment factory on the brink
One factory owner tells how coronavirus cancellations by UK brands have seen him struggle to pay wagesCoronavi…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global economy, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, South Korea, US news, World news
Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl’s cancels $150m in orders
Retailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh …