LVMH’s Loro Piana put under court administration in Italy over labour exploitation

An Italian court has placed LVMH (LVMH.PA), opens new tab group’s high-end Italian cashmere firm Loro Piana under judicial administration for a year after allegedly uncovering worker abuse inside its supply chain, …

Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry

 Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a rolling metal door onto his hand, crushing his middle …

L’enseigne SHEIN sanctionnée pour une information défaillante sur la qualité environnementale des produits qui génèrent des déchets et qu’elle commercialise en France

La DGCCRF a prononcé une amende administrative de 1,098 million d’euros à l’encontre de la société Infinite Styles Ecommerce Limited (ISEL), vendeur des produits de marque SHEIN sur le site …

Uber, Instacart Pressed by 9th to Say How City Law Forces Speech

Uber Technologies Inc. and Instacart faced skepticism Thursday at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as they alleged Seattle’s courier deactivation law unconstitutionally regulates its speech. “I don’t see it …

Overseas Shrimp Plant Workers Wrestle With Human Trafficking Law

The plight of Cambodians who say a Thai factory forced them to process US-bound frozen shrimp is drawing attention to workers’ ability to hold companies liable for attempts to benefit …

‘Bosses see us as machines’: Content moderators unite to protect mental health

Content moderators from the Philippines to Turkey are uniting to push for greater mental health support to help them cope with the psychological effects of exposure to a rising tide …

US federal court allows lawsuit to proceed over Qatar World Cup labor conditions

A US federal judge in Colorado on Thursday ruled that Filipino workers can proceed with forced labor claims against US-based construction companies that oversaw FIFA World Cup stadium projects in Qatar. …

Qatar World Cup Stadium Workers Advance US Forced Labor Lawsuit

Filipino laborers who say companies involved in building Qatar’s FIFA World Cup facilities forced them to work up to 72 hours straight can pursue some of their trafficking allegations, a …

6 organizaciones denuncian Central Romana no ha corregido trabajo forzoso por lo que fue sancionada en 2022

Seis organizaciones que acompañan a trabajadores de la caña y domínico-haitianos denunciaron que el Central Romana Corporation no ha corregido las fallas en su área agrícola y que persisten las condiciones de trabajo forzado, por lo …

EU’s Supply Chain Rules Receive ‘Another Blow’ as Member States Propose Deeper Cuts

Perhaps the biggest irony of the European Union’s supply chain due diligence rules, now being hotly relitigated, is that they was supposed to provide a sense of certainty and consistency. And …