Workers

Proliferating indiscriminately, the lack of transparency in the largely opaque social audits and certification industry allows poor-quality audits to thrive unchecked, under the radar, says the Human Rights Watch.

A new research talks about the rules currently being developed under two new laws in the European Union, which will now mandate companies to report on the effects of their environmental and social policies in their supply chains.

An industrial court in Swaziland has ruled in favour of workers who challenged garment manufacturer Zheng Yong Swaziland over unilaterally deciding to stop deducting union dues for 1,276 workers.

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.

Textile worker unions have launched a campaign in five countries for social protection. One of the root causes of garment workers’ dire situation is that many producing countries have inadequate or non-existent systems for social protection.

Three leading brands’ associations have decided to tackle workers’ grievances from shared factories. This new collaboration will initially be piloted for a year, with the objective to improve working conditions in their members’ supply chains and to offer learnings for the industry to align access to remedies.

Garment workers in Pakistan have been able to secure a wage raise after being on strike for almost a month. The wage win is signifcant, especially in the backdrop of rising inflation and the devastating floods that have wreaked havoc in the country.