Visits: 38 MILAN – Italian fashion group Armani has pledged to co-operate with the authorities after one of its subsidiaries was accused of indirectly subcontracting production to companies in Milan which paid workers as little as €2 ($2.17) an hour. …
Worker abuse reports ‘triple’ in Myanmar
Visits: 30 YANGON – Reports of labour rights violations in factories in Myanmar increased by nearly 300% last year, according to the Myanmar Labour News platform which monitors worker complaints. Myanmar Labour News (MLN) says it reported a total of …
Fair Wear and Cascale partner on due diligence
Visits: 35 AMSTERDAM – Not-for-profit Fair Wear has teamed up with Cascale, formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, in a joint bid to improve conditions for workers in garment and consumer goods factories around the world. The new strategic …
US brands urged to pay laid off workers
Visits: 33 SAN SALVADOR – US apparel company Hanesbrands and Californian cycling giant Specialized are being urged to compensate garment workers in El Salvador who are still owed $659,000 in unpaid wages and severance a year and a half after …
Ethical Trading Initiative voices Bangladesh concerns
Visits: 30 LONDON – The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has expressed concern about the number of arrests, ongoing detentions, pending court cases and actions taken against garment workers in Bangladesh The ETI said it was especially concerned by the use …
Inditex ramps up aid donations
Visits: 24 ARTEIXO – Inditex, owner of the Zara brand says it has reinforced its commitment to the emergency programmes of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the refugee relief work being done by the humanitarian organisation in Bangladesh and Mexico, …
Garment workers ‘attacked by factory bosses’
Visits: 22 COLOMBO – Garment workers were attacked by their managers as they arrived at their factory in Sri Lanka where they were set to go on strike, according to the IndustriALL global union. The incident happened at the Hasalaka …
IndustriALL welcomes Cambodia dispute resolution
Visits: 22 TAKEO – Cambodia-based shoe manufacturer Pontus Footwear, which supplies major global brands such as VF Corp, has agreed to reinstate three local union leaders following their dismissal 12 months ago over the establishment of union representation for the …
Adidas supplier reinstates sacked workers
Visits: 20 PHNOM PENH – An Adidas sportswear supplier in Cambodia has agreed to reinstate and pay backpay to eight garment workers who were laid off in 2020 after they formed a union to seek better working conditions. Trax Apparel …
SLCP completes spin off from SAC
Visits: 18 AMSTERDAM / SAN FRANCISCO – The Dutch-based Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) has completed its planned spin-off from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to become an independent non-profit. However, the two organisations say they will continue to …