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Factory Investigation

A-One BD Ltd.

A-One BD Ltd., an Italian-owned supplier to Benetton and Next, located in the…

April 6, 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
News Story

Garment Workers Who Lost Jobs in Pandemic Still Wait for Severance Pay

Media outlet: The New York Times

April 6, 2021
Report

Fired, Then Robbed: Fashion brands’ complicity in wage theft during Covid-19

Tens of thousands of garment workers at factories producing for leading fashion brands,…

April 6, 2021
News Story

The Best Sustainable Face Masks (That Are Actually Sustainable), According to Experts

Media outlet: New York Magazine

April 6, 2021
News Story

Garment makers have banded together to demand better contract terms from global clothing retailers including Arcadia, Gap, Primark and H&M

Media outlet: Thomson Reuters Foundation News

April 1, 2021
News Story

“We’re in a very grave situation”: how coronavirus has desperately affected garment workers from around the world

Media outlet: Vogue

March 25, 2021
News Story

Thailand orders lingerie maker to compensate workers in rare case

Media outlet: Reuters

March 24, 2021
Affiliate Communcation

Case Brief: Avery Dennison (Honduras)

To:WRC Affiliate Universities and CollegesFrom:Tara Mathur and Ben HenslerDate:March 22, 2021Re:Case Brief: Avery…

March 22, 2021
News Story

10 Cents Per T-Shirt: Cost of Lifting Garment Workers From Starvation to Survival?

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

March 17, 2021
News Story

Brands Say They Want to Keep Workers Safe. Not All Are Willing to Pay for It.

Media outlet: Business of Fashion

March 12, 2021
News Story

One year later: How are garment workers and suppliers faring since the Covid-19 pandemic started?

Media outlet: FashionUnited

March 4, 2021