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No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clothes CampaignCampaigners claim to have found evidence of “wage theft” in the supply chains of Primark, Nike and H&M in a report that outli…
Read MoreLuis Abreu once thrived on servicing India’s many typewriters but computers are eclipsing his tradeIn Goa’s capital, Panaji, on Rua São Tomé, not far from the main post office, is a shop that offers packaging services. For a small fee, they will wrap y…
Read MoreWithout extension of legally binding 2013 accord, life-saving changes still required in factories will not go aheadThe future of a landmark deal to improve safety at clothing factories in Bangladesh is in doubt, unions have said, in the run-up to the e…
Read MoreGarment workers in Yangon say they were dismissed for breaking out to take part in civil disobedience movement Garment workers in Myanmar who produce clothing for Primark were locked inside their factory by supervisors who tried to prevent them from jo…
Read MoreAnalysis of trade figures reveals huge power imbalance as suppliers and workers in poorest parts of the world bear cost of Covid downturnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePowerful US and European fashion companies have refused…
Read MoreBrands including Primark, Zara and H&M accused of failing to protect workers at factories in Asia from ‘union busting’Some of Europe’s biggest retailers, including Primark, Zara and H&M, are failing to stop Covid-19 being used as a pretext for …
Read MoreBoris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance Global coronavirus live: latest updates 8.52am BST The Metropolitan Police Federation has warned that requiring the public to wear face…
Read MoreWorkers in Myanmar say management targeted union supporters under pretense layoffs were related to coronavirus Hundreds of workers at two factories in Myanmar that produce clothing for Zara and Primark were fired days after forming a union in a move wo…
Read MoreOne factory owner tells how coronavirus cancellations by UK brands have seen him struggle to pay wagesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage As high streets across England opened this week and hundreds of people jostled through th…
Read MoreRetailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh facing financial crisisKohl’s, one of the US’s largest clothing retailers, cancelled millions of dollars worth of existing orders from Banglad…
Read MoreAs owner of brands including Topshop and Dorothy Perkins cancels unshipped orders, thousands will be left without income, warn rights groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Arcadia Group, which owns brands including Topsh…
Read MorePledge comes in response to claims that order cancellations to minimise Covid-19 losses have hurt millions of workers in the developing worldCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrimark, one of the UK’s most popular retailers, ha…
Read MoreRetailer plans US expansion and overhaul of Regent Street branch in battle to compete with key rivals Fake snow is falling and a hyperactive elf is hopping around on the pavement, geeing up the crowd pressed against the windows of Hamleys toy store, wh…
Read MoreEvent founded in 2009 is world’s biggest online shopping festAlibaba plans to sell $15bn of shares in Hong Kong this monthThe Chinese retailer Alibaba Group said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz have crossed the $30bn mar…
Read MoreForced labour in China’s internment camps taints the supply chains of many western companies. We need to take actionAny western company doing business in Xinjiang should consider their supply chains tainted by forced labour drawn from internment camps….
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