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Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India
After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at…
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Samsung workers’ union announces first-ever strike for chipmaker
Up to 28,000 people at tech giant in South Korea will strike for one day on 7 June after negotiations over wag…
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‘To survive, I must appear fearless’: the former nun helping India’s garment workers fight sexual violence
Sexual harassment and assault are rife in the factories that supply some of the world’s leading fashion brands…
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H&M pledges to end shopfloor sexual violence in India after worker killed
Landmark agreement to protect garment workers from violence follows last year’s murder of Jeyasre Kathiravel, …
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Greta stands with Sami and Navalny on trial again: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Mexico Continue readi…
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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…
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Bangladesh clothing factory safety deal in danger, warn unions
Without extension of legally binding 2013 accord, life-saving changes still required in factories will not go …
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Myanmar military junta arrests prominent trade union leader
Daw Myo Aye, labour organiser and a leader of civil disobedience protests, dragged from office by armyOne of M…
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‘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…
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India’s tea workers strike as government fails to deliver wage increase
Unions warn of further action over non-payment of rise agreed in 2018, as hundreds of Assam tea estates closeO…
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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…
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Zara and Primark factory workers say they were fired after forming union
Workers in Myanmar say management targeted union supporters under pretense layoffs were related to coronavirus…