workers rights

Boohoo is considering linking its multi-million-pound corporate bonuses to measurable ESG criteria, including improved workers’ rights.

Labor

Boohoo Mulling Radical Step Toward Elevating Workers’ Rights

Apr 27, 2021 8:00 am

Guess launched the Guess Safe Spaces/Model2Model Program, a personal and professional development initiative for models.

Brands

Guess Launches Model-Led Mentorship Program Following Abuse Claims

Apr 13, 2021 11:47 am

British lawmakers are urging Boohoo to link its generous executive bonuses to measurable environmental, social and governance criteria.

Labor

Boohoo Urged to Tie Bonuses to Better Workers’ Rights—Not This Common Metric

Mar 10, 2021 1:57 pm

A Black senior manager at Amazon is suing the company for alleged race and gender discrimination, and for violating the Equality Pay Act.

Business

Amazon Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault and Discrimination

Mar 1, 2021 6:05 pm

Workers wearing face mask and face shield to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, sew behind white partition surrounding their sewing tables as they work at a garment factory, at Industrial Zone in Yangon, Myanmar

Labor

Nearly Half of Global Fashion Brands Have Not Committed to Paying for Finished Orders

May 28, 2020 4:45 pm

Labor advocates are questioning if Bangladesh’s garment sector, which employs 4 million workers, is lifting restrictions too soon.

Sourcing

Labor Groups Refute Safety of Bangladesh’s Reopened Garment Factories

May 14, 2020 4:15 pm

During an FT event, the International Labour Organization warns that another pandemic is on its way: a hunger of “biblical proportions.”

Labor

A Second Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Is Coming: Hunger of ‘Biblical Proportions,’ Says ILO Chief

May 13, 2020 4:15 pm

Denmark's Bestseller is reportedly imposing retroactive price reductions, order cancellations and extended payment delays on suppliers.

Sourcing

Bestseller’s Reported Order Cancellations Deal Suppliers ‘Huge Financial Blow’

May 11, 2020 4:55 pm

Labor advocates are demanding restitution for the millions of garment workers in Asia who have been laid off due to stalled production.

Labor

Who’s Paying Garment Workers, Who Isn’t and How Can People Help?

Apr 17, 2020 5:55 am

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