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Minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers to increase

The minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers will increase to 208 dollars per month by 2025. This is an increase of four dollars from 2024, when it was 204 dollars per month. The agreement comes after months of talks between the Cambodian government, led by prime minister Samdech Thipadei, and the National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW), which...

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AAFA and FLA urge interim Bangladesh government to improve worker rights

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) together with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have issued a joint letter to Bangladesh’s interim government calling on the improvement of worker rights for the country’s garment, footwear and travel goods industries. In a letter to Mohammad Yunus, chief advisor for the interim government of...

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Labour rights organisations continue to denounce the situation at Levi's Turkish supplier

With a series legislation preparing to come into force, such as the EU Corporate Social Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), global fashion companies are coming under increasing pressure to adapt their own policies to support their workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, including in the supply chain. US denim specialist...

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New Look partners with ITF on supply chain employee protections

British retailer New Look has revealed a new partnership with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) through which it hopes to ensure the protection of transport workers’ human and labour rights among its supply chain. The duo have established a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) through which New Look has agreed to conduct...

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Shein finds cases of child labour and forced labour in supply chain

Shein has discovered two criminal offences in its supply chain between Q1 and Q3 2023, the Chinese fast fashion giant stated in its recently published sustainability report. Both cases, involving child labour and forced labour, were 'swiftly resolved', the company said. Shein is ramping up checks on its suppliers, including checking workers'...

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New demands from garment workers in Bangladesh after government falls

Organisations, unions and campaigners in Bangladesh have presented a new list of demands to the interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, following the fall of the government under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Ecotextile News reports. On Monday, August 5, former Prime Minister Hasina left the country after...

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Amazon fights off landmark union bid by UK staff

US e-commerce giant Amazon has fractionally fought off a bid by workers in Britain to win union recognition for the first time, the outcome of a ballot showed Wednesday. A total of 2,600 workers at the company's hub in Coventry, central England, voted 49.5-percent in favour of union recognition, just short of a necessary majority. The vote was...

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Italy watchdog probes Armani, Dior over supplier labour issues

Italy's competition watchdog said Wednesday that it was investigating luxury fashion groups Armani and Dior over allegations they used suppliers that underpaid and overworked their staff. As part of the probe, the AGCM watchdog and the Guardia di Finanza financial police on Tuesday carried out inspections at the headquarters of Giorgio Armani...

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Dior subsidiary placed under court administration due to exploitation allegations

An Italian subsidiary of French luxury brand Dior has been placed under court administration amid allegations of exploitation among its suppliers. A judge in Milan appointed an external director for Manufacturers Dior SRL after a probe into four of its Chinese-owned suppliers found evidence that they were mistreating workers, each of which had...

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Shein responds to Public Eye's report of alleged abuses: 'Does not recognise many accusations'

Fast fashion e-tailer Shein has responded to watchdog Public Eye’s report on ongoing alleged abuses of working conditions with a 30-paragraph statement on its website. The Switzerland-based organisation shared its findings after a survey and interviews with factory workers from Guangzhou, China, where concern surrounding poor working conditions...

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Model Alliance rallies for Fashion Workers Act ahead of Met Gala

Model Alliance, a research and policy organisation, rallied on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday to spotlight the Fashion Workers Act, a bill proposal that hopes to regulate New York’s model management agencies. The rally, which was notably organised on the eve of Met Gala Monday, saw attendance from models, including Kaja...

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Giorgio Armani’s supply chain fiasco highlights complexity

Workers in an Italian factory who were found to be exploited while producing accessories for Giorgio Armani highlight the complexity of fashion supply chains. Even in a heavily regulated continent like Europe, it is possible to evade the systems in place to ensure worker safety and protection. Fashion supply chains are fragmented, involving...