Shining a light on apparel labour issues
VIEWPOINT: Facing up to forced labour in apparel
While apparel and footwear firms are all too often caught up in concerns over the use of child labour, the…
WORLD: Child and forced labour still an industry problem
Garment, footwear and cotton producers continue to be among the worst offenders when it comes to the use of forced…
BANGLADESH: Committee formed to action pay increase
The Bangladesh government is taking measures to make garment factories pay out on a new minimum wage deal. It follows…
UK: Fashion workers in “climate of fear”
Workers supplying fashion items to some of the leading retail chains in the UK live in a “climate of fear”…
TURKEY: Campaigners call for end to jeans sandblasting
Another call has been made for a global ban on the sandblasting of jeans, with campaigners urging other brands to…
UK: Monsoon hits back at child labour reports
UK high street retailer Monsoon has hit back at reports in UK newspapers that some of its suppliers in India…
COMMENT: Management needs change in labour perspective
Recent strikes at garment factories in China, Cambodia and Bangladesh have shown that the era of independent industrial unions has…