Worker's Rights

Fashion Is Failing to Protect Garment Workers From Extreme Heat
The International Accord is adding heat-stress protocols to its binding mandate for brands after a watchdog group documented severe heat-related harm to garment workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Fashion Is Failing to Protect Garment Workers From Extreme Heat
The International Accord is adding heat-stress protocols to its binding mandate for brands after a watchdog group documented severe heat-related harm to garment workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Italian Police Seek Governance Documents From 13 Fashion Firms in Labour Abuse Probe
Governance and supply-chain documents have been requested from 13 luxury fashion brands, including Gucci and Prada, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged worker exploitation.

Italian Police Seek Governance Documents From 13 Fashion Firms in Labour Abuse Probe
Governance and supply-chain documents have been requested from 13 luxury fashion brands, including Gucci and Prada, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged worker exploitation.

Amnesty Says Fashion Benefits From Worker Repression
The human-rights organisation’s first-ever examination of the global garment industry alleged that major brands have been complicit in widespread anti-union abuse across their South Asian supply chains.

Amnesty Says Fashion Benefits From Worker Repression
The human-rights organisation’s first-ever examination of the global garment industry alleged that major brands have been complicit in widespread anti-union abuse across their South Asian supply chains.

Tod’s Under Investigation for Labour Abuses, Faces 6-Month Advertising Ban
Italian investigators allege the luxury shoemaker benefited from exploitative subcontractors, escalating a sweeping crackdown on illegal labour practices in luxury’s key ‘Made in Italy’ supply chain.

Tod’s Under Investigation for Labour Abuses, Faces 6-Month Advertising Ban
Italian investigators allege the luxury shoemaker benefited from exploitative subcontractors, escalating a sweeping crackdown on illegal labour practices in luxury’s key ‘Made in Italy’ supply chain.

Luxury Brands Accelerate ‘Made in Italy’ Fixes
A widening Milan probe has exposed structural weaknesses in luxury’s Italian supply chain, pushing some of fashion’s biggest groups to overhaul oversight, adopt new technologies and vertically integrate key suppliers.

Luxury Brands Accelerate ‘Made in Italy’ Fixes
A widening Milan probe has exposed structural weaknesses in luxury’s Italian supply chain, pushing some of fashion’s biggest groups to overhaul oversight, adopt new technologies and vertically integrate key suppliers.

The Debrief | The Human Cost of Trump’s Tariffs
A surprise 50 percent duty on Indian apparel has frozen orders and shuttered factories across key hubs. The Debrief asks reporter Shayeza Walid what’s happening on the ground, who’s bearing the brunt and what relief could actually help.

The Debrief | The Human Cost of Trump’s Tariffs
A surprise 50 percent duty on Indian apparel has frozen orders and shuttered factories across key hubs. The Debrief asks reporter Shayeza Walid what’s happening on the ground, who’s bearing the brunt and what relief could actually help.

Are All Sustainability Certifications Broken?
The standards big brands rely on to back up their green claims are facing intense and unflattering scrutiny, Trump’s trade war is having far-reaching and destructive impacts on the lives of garment workers and what to watch ahead of the UN’s COP climate summit.

Are All Sustainability Certifications Broken?
The standards big brands rely on to back up their green claims are facing intense and unflattering scrutiny, Trump’s trade war is having far-reaching and destructive impacts on the lives of garment workers and what to watch ahead of the UN’s COP climate summit.

India’s Garment Workers Are Paying the Price for Trump’s Tariffs
Two months since the US hit India with 50 percent import duties, labourers in the country’s largest apparel manufacturing hubs face mass layoffs, reduced hours, and indefinite furloughs. The message from factories: “Come back once things in America get better.”

India’s Garment Workers Are Paying the Price for Trump’s Tariffs
Two months since the US hit India with 50 percent import duties, labourers in the country’s largest apparel manufacturing hubs face mass layoffs, reduced hours, and indefinite furloughs. The message from factories: “Come back once things in America get better.”

Amid Sweatshop Scandals, Luxury Hits Back: ‘We’re Not the Financial Police’
Some in the industry are becoming more vocal in suggesting that government, not brands, should be responsible for violations deep in the luxury supply chain and things are getting political.

Amid Sweatshop Scandals, Luxury Hits Back: ‘We’re Not the Financial Police’
Some in the industry are becoming more vocal in suggesting that government, not brands, should be responsible for violations deep in the luxury supply chain and things are getting political.

A Playbook for a Luxury Scandal
Big luxury has deployed a tried and tested playbook to defuse the fallout from an ongoing sweatshop scandal, there’s been an unusual level of regulatory drama in Brussels and we’re giving up on the prospect of an Hermès handbag made from mushroom leather.

A Playbook for a Luxury Scandal
Big luxury has deployed a tried and tested playbook to defuse the fallout from an ongoing sweatshop scandal, there’s been an unusual level of regulatory drama in Brussels and we’re giving up on the prospect of an Hermès handbag made from mushroom leather.

Regulators Take a ‘Business First’ Approach to Sustainability
Europe is pushing ahead with moves to water down flagship sustainability rules in a bid to boost competitiveness, while Italian lawmakers are looking at ways to protect ‘Made in Italy’ from the fallout of a sweatshop scandal.

Regulators Take a ‘Business First’ Approach to Sustainability
Europe is pushing ahead with moves to water down flagship sustainability rules in a bid to boost competitiveness, while Italian lawmakers are looking at ways to protect ‘Made in Italy’ from the fallout of a sweatshop scandal.

Opinion: There’s No Secret to Freeing Luxury’s Supply Chains From Scandal
Effective strategies for responsible business already exist. The real opportunity for big brands now is to lead by putting them into practice, writes Caterina Occhio.

Opinion: There’s No Secret to Freeing Luxury’s Supply Chains From Scandal
Effective strategies for responsible business already exist. The real opportunity for big brands now is to lead by putting them into practice, writes Caterina Occhio.