Category / Worker Safety
Cambodia raises 2017 minimum wage for textile industry workers
Industry has created 600,000 jobs that sustain rural families and have spurred years of robust growth PHNOM PENH, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Cambodia agreed on Thursday to raise to $153 from…
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 12
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 12 A fire broke out in a garment packaging factory just outside the Bangladeshi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, police and witnesses…
Fire at “Ready Made Garments”-factory doused after 15 hours
After 15-hour of frantic effort, 13 units of fire service members doused the fire which broke out at Tropical Knitex factory in Chandra area under Kaliakoir upazila of the district early Saturday,…
How Nike Solved Its Sweatshop Problem
It wasn’t that long ago that Nike was being shamed in public for its labor practices to the point where it badly tarnished the company’s image and hurt sales. The recent factory…
Beyoncé clothing range is made by ‘sweat shop labourers on £4.30 a day’
Beyoncé’s new range of women’s sportswear is made using sweat shop labourers who earn as little as £4.30 a day, The Telegraph reports. The American pop star’s Ivy Park gym gear is…
Three Years After Rana Plaza, Has Anything Changed?
LONDON, United Kingdom — Sunday will mark the three-year anniversary of Rana Plaza, the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry, which killed 1,134 people when a building in Bangladesh…