Essay: Workers deserve a living wage, not just a minimum wage
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the current minimum wage in the US doesn’t come close to meeting requirements of a “living wage”…
Unilever reveals global tea suppliers in drive for slave-free sourcing
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Consumer goods giant Unilever released a list of its global tea suppliers on Thursday, bolstering a drive to stamp out worker exploitation and modern-day slavery on plantations. The move by the Anglo-Dutch food group – which buys 10 per cent of the world’s tea supply and owns at least a dozen major […]
Big clothes brands found to fall short of own fair wage promises
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The world’s top clothing brands are failing to fulfil their own promises to pay workers a fair living wage that covers basic family needs, academics and activists said on Thursday. Most major garment companies lack plans for calculating – let alone achieving – a living wage in their global supply chains, despite […]
ETHICAL FASHION: PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES SEEING INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENTS BUT STILL “A DISTANCE TO GO” REPORT FINDS
DAVID ADAMS reports on the findings of the seventh annual Ethical Fashion Report from Baptist World Aid Australia…
Britons say willing to pay more for fair fashion but trust in brands lacking
Thomson Reuters Foundation Most British consumers would pay more for their clothes if factory workers received fairer wages, but lack trust in the ethical pledges made by brands, a poll found on Thursday, amid growing concerns around labour abuses in the fashion industry. Six in 10 people in Britain said they would spend up to […]