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Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China’s transfer programmesA “substantial volume” of clothing tainted by the use of Uyghur forced labour is entering the European Union market, acc…
Read MoreWorkers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in DhakaWhen Masuma Akhtar arrived at the garment factory where she works on the outskirts of Dhaka on 31 October, she was expec…
Read MoreSellers of timepieces with rainbow colours face same punishment as country says they could ‘harm morals’Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by the Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry h…
Read MoreCompany says its own code of conduct goes further than the global accord prompted by the Rana Plaza disaster 10 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMajor clothing retailer Best&Less has been accused of …
Read MoreCampaigners say safety has improved but brands need to do more for workers’ rights and pay as survivors recount tragedy The fight for safe conditions and fair pay in Bangladesh has not yet been won, campaigners are warning on the 10th anniversary of th…
Read MoreExclusive: VKG, where workers made jeans for Tesco’s Thai branch between 2017 and 2020, faces charges including fraudThai police have brought criminal charges against a clothing factory that was used by Tesco to make F&F clothes, over its treatment…
Read MoreExclusive: Burmese workers say officials took one day to conclude no laws were broken at VK Garment factoryThai police have been accused of conducting a “sham” investigation into potential forced labour at a garment factory formerly used by Tesco after…
Read MoreVK Garment factory in Mae Sot is subject of a UK lawsuit against the supermarket from 130 ex-workersThai police have raided a clothing factory previously used by Tesco that is the subject of a UK lawsuit over alleged sweatshop conditions.The Guardian r…
Read MoreExclusive: Woman recounts 2018 attack as landmark lawsuit is brought against retailer on behalf of 130 Burmese former workersAnalysis: How big brands like Tesco are drawn to ‘wild west of global supply chain’A seven-year-old girl was raped in insecure …
Read MoreIn the Thai city of Mae Sot, where wages and labour conditions are substandard, factories can keep costs lowGirl, 7, raped at Thai factory supplying clothes for Tesco while mother workedWorkers tell of sweatshop conditions at Thai factory used by Tesco…
Read MoreWorkers tell of sweatshop conditions at Thai factory used by Tesco, as supermarket says it knew nothing of claims about VKG In a factory at the Myanmar border in Thailand, hundreds of Burmese workers made F&F jeans for Tesco. They describe sweatsho…
Read MoreFashion retailer’s suppliers in Pakistan have sacked hundreds without pay, as invoices for completed orders remain unpaidHundreds of garment workers in Pakistan making clothing for collapsed fast fashion brand Missguided say they have been left destitu…
Read MoreMukesh Ambani teams up with US private equity fund, with Walgreens expected to retain minority stakeThe Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries has teamed up with the US private equity fund Apollo Global Management to make a £5bn bid for…
Read MoreAfter decades of decline, jidō hanbaiki are back in fashion with public wary of human interactionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter a brief wait to the faint whirr of moving machinery parts, the tiny cardboard box that dr…
Read MoreShortfall of 16p a day leaves children living on just rice as suppliers to Nike, Zara and H&M in Karnataka underpay by estimated £41mGarment workers making clothes for international brands in Karnataka, a major clothing production hub in India, say…
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