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‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report

Media outlet: The Guardian

July 2, 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
News Story

Amazon workers are rising up around the world to say: enough

Media outlet: The Guardian

May 26, 2021
News Story

Global rights groups for TRIPS waiver to protect RMG workers from Covid-19

Media outlet: New Age

May 18, 2021
Commentary

Buyers Pulled Orders When Migrant Burmese Garment Workers Spoke Out in Defense of Their Rights, Now They Are Making Workers Whole

Despite the inclusion of nondiscrimination protections based on nationality in Thai labor law,…

May 10, 2021
Factory Investigation

Kanlayani Factory

Kanlayani, a small subcontractor located in Mae Sot, Thailand—a hot spot for labor…

May 10, 2021
News Story

Locked Down and Out of Work: Desperation Sets in among Garment Workers

Media outlet: Cambodianess

May 3, 2021
News Story

Consumers Are Watching, But Is the Denim Industry Behaving Any Better?

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

April 30, 2021
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WRC Report on Unpaid Severance across the Garment Industry during Covid-19

April 22, 2021 Dear Colleagues,I want to share with you a new…

April 22, 2021
News Story

Garment workers’ “severance theft” exceeds US$500m

Media outlet: just-style

April 12, 2021
News Story

Pandemic leaves thousands of factory workers jobless

Media outlet: The Manila Times

April 9, 2021
News Story

Half a Billion in Severance: Laid-Off Garment Workers Still Waiting on Wages

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

April 7, 2021