“Going hungry”; garment workers cut back on food as pandemic hits wages
Phnom Pehn, CambodiaThomson Reuters Foundation Garment workers stitching clothes for major fashion brands are “going hungry” and taking out loans to feed their families due to pay cuts imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, according to global labour rights advocates. Among workers who have held onto their jobs, one in five experience hunger on a daily […]
Brands urged to stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang over forced labour fears
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Major retailers must stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region due to the “grave risk of forced labour”, a coalition of civil society groups said on Thursday, amid mounting global pressure on Beijing over its treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority. More than 180 organisations urged brands from Adidas to Amazon to […]
Garment industry: As fashion sales fall globally, big brands leave Asia’s garment workers in limbo
KIERAN GUILBERT, NAIMUL KARIM and ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
Levis and Wrangler vow to protect women making jeans from sexual abuse
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Three major US brands vowed to crack down on abuse in Lesotho factories making their jeans on Thursday after an investigation found women were forced into sex to keep their jobs. Levi Strauss & Co, Kontoor Brands – which owns Wrangler and Lee jeans – and The Children’s Place signed agreements […]