Category / Worker's Rights
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…
Two Faced Tragedy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka is forced on her knees. The garment industry is ubiquitous with poor worker conditions, corruption, bad infrastructure and an environment in disrepair. The recent terror attack is another slap…
Beyoncé’s Ivy Park label responds to sweathshop claims
Arcadia insists that Topshop meet ethical trading standards Arcadia, the company behind Beyoncé’s new athleisure label for Topshop, has responded to criticism that their clothing is made in ‘sweatshop’ conditions, following a…
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…
Fashion Revolution’s response to allegations that Beyonce’s Ivy Park sportswear range is actually made in Sri Lankan sweatshops
Fashion Revolution’s response to allegations that Beyonce’s Ivy Park sportswear range which claims to ‘inspire and support women’ is actually made in Sri Lankan sweatshops by women earning just 44p an hour.…
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…
‘Slave To Fashion’
A NEW ETHICAL CAMPAIGN: ‘Slave To Fashion’ ‘Slave To Fashion’ book and campaign aims to raise awareness of modern slavery in the fashion industry and show how it can be eradicated by…
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…
Let’s Celebrate The True Heroes
H&M is part of a new breed of high street and high-end brands who, after years of being socially and environmentally irresponsible, are turning over a new leaf and focusing on positive…