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Fashion companies want cheaper goods—and it’s garment workers who are paying

US and European fashion companies canceled a huge volume of orders from their suppliers after Covid-19 hammered sales earlier this year. The consequences were far-reaching. Many of those factories are in low-wage …

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Dalit communities suffered financial hardship, job loss, discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic

Dalit communities across the country have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19, pandemic-induced restrictions and other containment measures, a nationwide study shows. The Samata Foundation study found that nearly 82 percent …

GERMANY WANTS TO MAKE REMOTE WORK A LEGAL RIGHT

The German government is preparing to publish a draft law that would grant employees the legal right to work from home. It’s an unusually progressive initiative — and lent immediacy …

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Leveraging Desperation: Apparel Brands’ Purchasing Practices during Covid-19

It has been seven months since the Covid-19 pandemic upended global garment supply chains, as buyers abruptly – and retroactively – canceled orders, and suppliers and workers’ rights organizations called …

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Amazon Ring call center workers in Philippines ‘scared’ to go to work during pandemic

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, call center workers in the Philippines who are contracters for Amazon’s Ring home security division have been required to report to the office. At first, employees …

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Economies of care or abuse? COMPANY BEHAVIOUR IN MEXICO DURING COVID-19

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities and human rights abuses in Mexico. The response of federal and local governments as well as business have been widely discussed in the …

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Collective bargaining belongs at the center of our democracy

We are at an inflection point in American history. COVID-19 and the resulting economic impact have left more Americans unemployed than in any other point since the Great Depression. Millions cannot pay rent, …

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HOW DOES COVID-19 IMPACT MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS?

Migrants employed in the domestic work sector are essential workers in the COVID-19 response, due to the important roles they play in the care of children, sick, and dependent people, as well as the maintenance of homes, which helps prevent the spread of the virus. However, despite …

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Fashion’s $16 Billion Debt To Garment Workers Should Spark Reform, Not Sympathy

While we were tending to our sourdough starters and settling into our sweatpants during the pandemic, one of the “most audacious financial heists in corporate history,” according to Scott Nova, …

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Ending corporate impunity is at the heart of a sustainable post-pandemic recovery – that’s why we need a strong Binding Treaty

“The Covid-19 pandemic has once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and business models built on non-standard forms of employment and informality. Following the global drop in demand as a …

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