Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

The Nike case should not be treated as an isolated scandal but as a structural failing that demands structural reform. Without enforceable standards, empowered worker representation, and legal accountability, the cycle of exploitation will persist—repackaged each time with a new corporate excuse.

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.

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.

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.

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.