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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…
- Advertising, Asia Pacific, Business, China, Chinese economy, Fashion, Fashion industry, Life and style, Media, Race, World news
Swatch pulls ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash in China
Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imageryThe Swiss watch…
- Bangladesh, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, Life and style, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Woman making Christmas jumpers for UK turns to sex work to pay bills
Story of garment worker’s ordeal in Bangladesh, where she works in a factory producing clothes for brands incl…
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Chinese prisoner’s ID card apparently found in lining of Regatta coat
Derbyshire woman who bought item said she felt uneasy at find that raises concerns over possible prison labour…
- Bangladesh, Business, Employment, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, Human rights, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
Bangladesh garment workers fighting for pay face brutal violence and threats
Workers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increas…
- Bangladesh, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, Human rights, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
Workers for fast fashion brands fear starvation as they fight for higher wages
Garment workers in Bangladesh making clothes for UK brands say plans to increase their pay to £76 a month is n…
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Pakistan welcomes fast-fashion brand Boohoo despite poor staff safety claims
Call to set up role comes as report alleges retailer uses factories that violate minimum-wage requirements and…
- Fashion, Fashion industry, Manufacturing sector, Myanmar, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, Supermarkets, Tesco, Thailand, UK news, World news
Girl, 7, raped at Thai factory supplying clothes for Tesco while mother worked
Exclusive: Woman recounts 2018 attack as landmark lawsuit is brought against retailer on behalf of 130 Burmese…
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What do you mean, day off?
Workers tell of sweatshop conditions at Thai factory used by Tesco, as supermarket says it knew nothing of cla…
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Myanmar model who criticised junta says Canada has granted her asylum
Thaw Nandar Aung, AKA Han Lay, feared being sent home after she was stopped at Thai border last weekA Myanmar …
- Bangladesh, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, Pakistan, Rana Plaza, South and Central Asia
‘Give workers an equal seat’: pressure builds for Levi’s to protect factory employees
Activists say that the company’s own audits have been ineffective and workers receive inadequate safety protec…
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US ban on cotton from forced Uyghur labour comes into force
Fashion industry told to avoid cotton from Xinjiang, which accounts for 84% of China’s exports of the productT…
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Pakistani garment workers left destitute and starving after Missguided collapse
Fashion retailer’s suppliers in Pakistan have sacked hundreds without pay, as invoices for completed orders re…
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Murder, rape and abuse in Asia’s factories: the true price of fast fashion
Jeyasre Kathiravel’s death exposed the epidemic of violence facing workers making clothes for the UK high stre…
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Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say
Traces in shirts and T-shirts appear to contradict German firms’ promises to revise supply chainsResearchers s…