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…