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Factory Investigation

Golden Refit

A WRC investigation at Golden Refit, a factory located in Bangladesh and disclosed by Colosseum for the production of collegiate licensed apparel, found that…

January 7, 2026
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Are Unionized Garment Factories Being Targeted for Closures?

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

July 1, 2025
News Story

Worker-led programs are tackling gender-based violence in supply chains, but they’re at risk

Media outlet: The Conversation

May 21, 2025
News Story

Bangladeshi Factory Safety Monitor Admits Work is ‘Not Without Its Challenges’

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

April 23, 2025
Factory Investigation

Base Textiles

Base Textiles ceased operations without paying employees $325,000 in legally required wages, severance,…

March 20, 2025
News Story

Garment Worker Safety in Bangladesh Risks ‘Backslide Into Disaster’

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

February 12, 2025
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Bangladesh factory safety body accused of ‘backsliding’

Media outlet: Ecotextile News

February 10, 2025
Report

Backsliding Toward Disaster?

Under the Bangladesh Accord, now the International Accord, garment factories in Bangladesh have…

February 10, 2025
News Story

Bangladesh’s Protests Have Been Decades in the Making

Media outlet: Time

September 4, 2024
News Story

Are Fashion Companies Cutting and Running From Bangladesh?

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

August 27, 2024
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What Bangladesh’s political shake-up means for fashion

Media outlet: Vogue Business

August 14, 2024
News Story

Where Does Bangladesh’s ‘Second Independence’ Leave Its Garment Workers?

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

August 8, 2024

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