Fashion industry
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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…
- Business, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, H&M, India, Life and style, Marks & Spencer, Nike, South and Central Asia, Tesco, Workers' rights, World news, Zara
Indian supplier to UK fashion brands agrees to pay £3m in unpaid wages
Shahi Exports, which makes clothes for the UK high street, has agreed to pay staff minimum wage and arrearsInd…
- Business, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, India, Life and style, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, Tesco, Workers' rights, World news, Zara
‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage
Shortfall of 16p a day leaves children living on just rice as suppliers to Nike, Zara and H&M in Karnataka…
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New Chanel chief could signal end of ‘colonialist approach’ to fashion
Leena Nair joins brand from Unilever where she was first Asian, first female and youngest HR chiefThe announce…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Business, Cambodia, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, Human rights, Indonesia, Inequality, Life and style, Nike, Poverty, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report
No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clo…
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Worker at H&M supply factory was killed after months of harassment, claims family
Fashion brand to investigate the death of 20-year-old Jeyasre Kathiravel, reportedly killed by supervisor at N…
- Bangladesh, Coronavirus, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, South and Central Asia, World news
‘I thought about killing my children’: the desperate Bangladesh garment workers fighting for pay
Workers face destitution after the collapse of fashion retailers – and despite beatings and police crackdowns …
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
World’s garment workers face ruin as fashion brands refuse to pay $16bn
Analysis of trade figures reveals huge power imbalance as suppliers and workers in poorest parts of the world …
- Bangladesh, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Poverty, South and Central Asia, World news
‘We are on our own’: Bangladesh’s pregnant garment workers face the sack
Employers are avoiding paying maternity benefits and purging union members as orders plummet during Covid-19, …
- Bangladesh, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
‘My life became a disaster movie’: the Bangladesh garment factory on the brink
One factory owner tells how coronavirus cancellations by UK brands have seen him struggle to pay wagesCoronavi…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global economy, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, South Korea, US news, World news
Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl’s cancels $150m in orders
Retailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh …
- Bangladesh, Culture, Fashion, Fashion industry, Film, Global development, South and Central Asia, World news
‘These women aren’t victims’: director turns the spotlight on garment workers
Based on true stories, Rubaiyat Hossain’s Made in Bangladesh challenges stereotypes while revealing the relent…
- Bangladesh, Coronavirus outbreak, Epidemics, Fashion, Fashion industry, Poverty, South and Central Asia, World news
Bangladesh garment factories reopen despite coronavirus threat to workers
In an effort to revive the stricken industry plant owners restart production, but labour activists claim safet…
- Bangladesh, Business, Fashion industry, Global development, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
Arcadia Group cancels ‘over £100m’ of orders as garment industry faces ruin
As owner of brands including Topshop and Dorothy Perkins cancels unshipped orders, thousands will be left with…
- Bangladesh, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Global development, Poverty, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
Primark announces wage fund for garment workers
Pledge comes in response to claims that order cancellations to minimise Covid-19 losses have hurt millions of …