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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

13 December 2024

3 minutes

All 28 allegations related to brands cutting orders they placed with factories. 24 allegations were linked to garment workers losing their jobs through layoffs, and 17 allegations were directly linked to factory closures or suspended operations.

Fast Fashion and Luxury Brands Shift Orders in Hunt for Cheaper Labour

London, U.K.: Dozens of fast fashion and luxury brands - including H&M, Ralph Lauren, ASOS, MANGO, Michael Kors, COACH, Gucci and others - have been linked to violations of labour rights in new research released Thursday.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has tracked 28 cases of alleged human rights abuses linked to ruthless brand...

State of Workers / Asia Overview

20 June 2024

3 minutes

Elly Rosita Silaban, the chairperson of Federasi Serikat Buruh Garment Tekstil (FSB Garteks) or Federation of Textile and Garment Workers Union in Indonesia, leading her union members in a rally to demand decent work for all in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Both Brands and Suppliers Complicit over Reliance on Tight Margins and Low Wages that Undermine Worker Rights in Asia

Workers across the fashion supply chain are being shortchanged by an absence of proper structures for collective bargaining, allowing perpetuation of a business model that relies on tight margins for suppliers and low worker wages, claims a new report.

Staff Writer

Worker Rights / Due Diligence Rankings

12 January 2024

3 minutes

KnowTheChain’s 2023 revised methodology prioritised policy and process implementation in assessing whether companies’ actions to address forced labour risks in their supply chains result in meaningful improvements for workers.

Apparel Brands Owe $71 million in Wage/Severance Theft, But Still Score Measly 7/100 on Remedy Practices 3 Years after Pandemic

Leading apparel and footwear brands have scored the lowest when it comes to Purchasing Practices (12/100) and Remedy (7/100), in the latest annual KnowTheChain rankings.

Staff Writer

Worker Rights / Myanmar

21 August 2023

2 minutes

To continue sourcing from Myanmar, brands must demonstrate their adherence to the highest requirements of human rights due diligence. This means brands must ensure that the process is transparent and risk-based.

Garment Worker Abuse Under Myanmar’s Junta On the Rise; Brands Must Ensure Responsible Sourcing or Exit

There is an urgent need for sourcing brands to interrogate their supply chains in military-ruled Myanmar as human and worker rights abuse is endemic and on the rise, says a report even as it calls for heightened human rights due diligence or consider responsible exit from the country.

Staff Writer

Workers Rights / Ground Report

12 October 2022

3 minutes

Workers’ right to organise for decent work and a living wage are fundamental to advances for the millions of women workers making our clothes and shoes for poverty wages. This right has become even more important under the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Union-Busting on Rise in Asia's Garment Sector, says Report

Findings from a survey reveal that the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is under attack in major garment producing countries in Asia. texfash.com reports.