Reports
The WRC conducts research into issues of concern in the apparel supply chain. Our research projects are often conducted in partnership with colleagues at our university affiliates and other research institutions.
Abandoned? The Impact of Covid-19 on Workers and Businesses at the Bottom of Global Garment Supply Chains
Issues:
Covid-19
WRC WHITE PAPER: Who will bail out the workers that make our clothes?
Issues:
Covid-19
¿Quién va a rescatar a las trabajadoras(es) que fabrican nuestra ropa?
Issues:
Covid-19
যে শ্রমিকেরা আমাদের কাপড় তৈরি করেন তাদের অর্থনৈতিক সুরক্ষা কে দেবে?
Issues:
Covid-19
To Create a Better Everyday Life for Some People
Issues:
Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Wage and Hour Violations
Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers, Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests
Issues:
Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence against Workers, Wrongful Termination
Bangladesh Government’s Safety Inspection Agencies Not Ready to Take Over Accord’s Work
Issues:
Health & Safety Violations
“Ethiopia is a North Star”: Grim Conditions and Miserable Wages Guide Apparel Brands in their Race to the Bottom
Issues:
Abuse and Harassment, Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Wage and Hour Violations, Wage Theft
Unholy Alliances: How Employers in El Salvador’s Garment Industry Collude with a Corrupt Labor Federation, Company Unions and Violent Gangs to Suppress Workers’ Rights
Issues:
Violence against Workers
Alianzas Nefastas
Issues:
Violence against Workers
Crackdown in Cambodia: Workers Seeking Higher Wages Meet Violent Repression
Issues:
Violence against Workers
Global Wage Trends for Apparel Workers, 2001-2011
Issues:
Living Wage, Minimum Wage