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Why would leading apparel brands and retailers—like Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, and American Eagle—walk away from a life-saving inspection program that is the only effective worker safety initiative in their global supply chains?

The Rana Plaza apparel factory collapse killed more workers than any other…

April 22, 2021
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Report: Pandemic-Era Severance Theft at Garment Factories Exceeds Half a Billion Dollars

WRC Finds Violations in Supply Chains of Gap, Next, Walmart, and…

April 6, 2021
Press Release

Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region Warns Corporations Not to Trade their Human Rights Principles for Market Access

WORLDWIDE — As global fashion brands face commercial retaliation in China over their…

March 26, 2021
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Lesotho Garment Worker Program to Combat Gender-Based Violence Begins

by: Carolyn Butler, Solidarity Center A worker-centered, precedent-setting…

February 8, 2021
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Statement of the Worker Rights Consortium concerning the Violence of January 6

The Worker Rights Consortium strongly condemns the violent anti-democratic invasion of the…

January 15, 2021
Press Release

Global Survey: Garment Workers Report Widespread Hunger during Covid-19

Global Survey: Garment Workers Report Widespread Hunger during Covid-19 Leading apparel brands urged…

December 3, 2020
Press Release

Worker Rights Consortium Applauds US CBP Ban On XPCC Cotton as a “Body-Blow” to Apparel Brands Complicit in Forced Labor

Coalition allies filed a petition for a regional WRO on cotton products from…

December 2, 2020
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WRC Issue Brief: Inditex Linked to Companies Complicit in Uyghur Forced Labor

WRC Issue Brief: Inditex Linked to Companies Complicit in Uyghur Forced…

November 4, 2020
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Amidst Covid-19 Crisis, Untested Industry Group Assumes Safety Responsibilities for Bangladesh Garment Factories despite Concerns

On Monday, June 1, the Bangladesh office of the Accord on Fire…

October 26, 2020
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Why We Need Corporate Transparency on Factory Closures

Covid-19 has meant a huge drop in demand for apparel, resulting in…

October 14, 2020
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During Pandemic, Universities Continue Support of Living-Wage Jobs

Despite the tremendous challenges facing colleges and universities during this back-to-school season, dozens…

October 5, 2020
Press Release

US House Votes to Ban Forced Labor Goods from Uyghur Region

Worker Rights Consortium— a member of Coalition to End Forced Labour in the…

September 22, 2020