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Luxury

Burberry Preparing to Cut Hundreds of Jobs, Telegraph Reports

The British fashion house has reportedly begun a 45-day consultation process following a sharp decline in its stock market value.


Beauty

Report: L’Oréal, Estée Lauder Perfumes Linked to Child Labour

Children as young as five are working to pick perfume ingredients used by suppliers to top brands, a BBC Eye investigation found.


Media

Condé Nast Union Threatens Strike Ahead of Met Gala

The union delivered the announcement through a video at a bargaining session today, promising “a week of union actions” in the statement.


Beauty

UK’s Antitrust Authority Issues Price-Fixing Warning to Nail Technicians

In response to an online campaign, the organisation has issued an open letter underscoring the importance of fair pricing.


Luxury

Armani-Owned Company Put in Receivership Amid Labour Exploitation Probe

A court in Milan ordered a one-year receivership for Giorgio Armani Operations, described as an industrial company of the Armani Group, according to the ruling seen by Reuters.


Retail

Amazon Staff at New UK Warehouse to Strike on Jan. 25

Around 100 workers at the warehouse will take strike action on Jan. 25, said GMB trade union, which has not been formally recognised by the US e-commerce giant.


Global Markets

Will Bangladesh’s Tainted Election Serve as a Wakeup Call for Fashion?

A vote widely seen as rigged could spark another round of protests and violence, with the country’s millions of garment workers on the front lines. The fashion industry has been reluctant to get involved, but may find it has no other choice.


Retail

Amazon’s Logistics Workers in Spain Plan Cyber Monday Walk-Outs

20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon’s local unit are to stage a one-hour strike on each shift on Nov. 27.


Retail

REI Accused of Widespread Labour Law Violations at Unionised US Stores

Workers at stores across the US filed a total of 80 complaints with the National Labour Relations Board seeking to force the company to bargain with their unions.


Sustainability

Bangladesh Garment Workers Fighting for Pay Face Brutal Violence and Threats

Negotiations over a new minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh have sparked mass demonstrations on streets across the capital.


Sustainability

Would Higher Wages Break Fast Fashion’s Business Model?

This week, deadly protests after the Bangladeshi government proposed a minimum wage increase well below the level unions had called for highlighted a fundamental challenge in raising worker salaries: somebody has to pay for it.


Global Markets

More Protests in Bangladesh as Garment Workers Reject Pay Increase

Hundreds of garment workers in Bangladesh clashed with police for a second day on Thursday as they protested against a government-mandated pay rise, forcing the closure of nearly 40 factories in the world’s second-largest clothing exporter.