Covid-19

Commentary

A Wealthy Industrialist Stole $5 Million from Thai Garment Workers and Refuses to Pay It Back. Leading Apparel Brands Keep Doing Business with Him Anyway.

Industrialist Robert Ng deprived 900 low-wage workers at his Thai production facility of…

August 6, 2025
Commentary

Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan Unions Call for Health and Safety Protections for Garment Workers

The Covid 19 pandemic has posed new health and safety risks for garment…

August 31, 2021
Press Release

Garment Workers Face Mounting Forced Labor Risks

1000+ Interviews Reveal Destructive Brand Practices Contributed to Unpaid Earnings, Threats and Abuse,…

June 21, 2021
Commentary

$1.3 Million Wage Theft from Salvadoran Workers Who Made Disney/ABC-licensed Grey’s Anatomy Scrubs for Barco Uniforms

One year after the factory closed, workers are still owed an estimated $1.3…

June 2, 2021
Press Release

Report: Pandemic-Era Severance Theft at Garment Factories Exceeds Half a Billion Dollars

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

April 6, 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
Commentary

Why We Need Corporate Transparency on Factory Closures

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

October 14, 2020
Commentary

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
Commentary

More Brands Paying for Orders, but Many Have yet to Follow Suit

The WRC has been working for the last two months to address the…

June 2, 2020
Commentary

Covid-19 Tracker: Updates and Analysis

The WRC is tracking which brands and retailers are paying for goods…

May 15, 2020
Commentary

Two crises, one flawed supply chain model: How the imbalance of power in global supply chains harms workers

On April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza factory collapse claimed the lives of…

April 24, 2020
Commentary

Live-blog: How the Coronavirus affects garment workers in supply chains

This live-blog by the Clean Clothes Campaign aims to collect…

March 27, 2020