カテゴリー: Fashion
Landmark agreement to protect garment workers from violence follows last year’s murder of Jeyasre Kathiravel, a Dalit womanH&M has signed a legally binding agreement with one of its largest Indian clothing suppliers that pledges to end sexual viole…
Shahi Exports, which makes clothes for the UK high street, has agreed to pay staff minimum wage and arrearsIndia’s largest garment company has paid out an estimated £3m in unpaid wages to tens of thousands of workers, after two years of refusing to pay…
Shortfall 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…
Leena Nair joins brand from Unilever where she was first Asian, first female and youngest HR chiefThe announcement of Chanel’s new chief executive this week marks a departure for the French luxury brand, one that is being praised as a landmark for dive…
Hundreds of thousands flock to cities as government allows manufacturers to reopen, with exporters citing fears Western brands would divert ordersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi garment w…
Pan-Asian labour rights group launches groundbreaking attempt to hold global labels accountable for alleged rights violations during pandemicLegal complaints are being filed against some of the world’s largest fashion brands in major garment-producing …
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…
Uniqlo France among four firms suspected of profiting from crimes against humanity in XinjiangFrench prosecutors have opened an investigation into four multinational fashion retailers on suspicion of concealing and profiting from crimes against humani…
Thuzar Wint Lwin, in dress of besieged Chin minority, highlights brutal repression since coup in Myanmar In the months leading up to the Miss Universe pageant, most contestants were busy making promotional films and rehearsing for their moment in the l…
Without 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…
Burberry and H&M among brands targeted over stance on region at centre of Uighur abuses allegations Chinese celebrities and politicians are racing to distance themselves from western brands as Beijing steps up a campaign to penalise those making ac…
Multiple women at Natchi Apparels have reported abuse weeks after 21-year-old worker was allegedly killed by her supervisorWomen in India making children’s clothes for H&M have spoken out about widespread sexual violence they claim to have faced at…
Fashion brand to investigate the death of 20-year-old Jeyasre Kathiravel, reportedly killed by supervisor at Natchi ApparelsThe family of a young garment worker at an H&M supplier factory in Tamil Nadu who was allegedly murdered by her supervisor s…
Paul revolutionised and revitalised the sari as well as launching one of India’s best-known fashion brandsSatya Paul, the Indian fashion designer who invented the modern sari, has died at the age of 79. His son, Puneet Nanda, said in a Facebook post th…
Fashion designer’s scheme provides secondhand shoes, clothes and jewellery free to women who can’t pay for their big dayA section of a boutique in Pappinisseri town in Kerala’s Kannur district brims over with colourful bridal lehengas, saris, gowns and…