Outsourcing exploitation: global labor-value chains

“Fast Retailing, the Japanese company behind the clothing brand Uniqlo, is “the second-largest apparel maker by market value” behind the Spanish company Zara. In 2015, the operating profits of Uniqlo Japan alone …

HOT GOODS PART I: ROOTING OUT FORCED LABOR IN SUPPLY CHAINS USING THE “HOT GOODS” PROVISIONS OF THE FLSA

“In June of 2019, the owner of a Utah pecan farm was ordered to pay $1 million in back wages to victims of exploitative child labor in violation of the …

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GARMENT SUPPLY CHAINS SINCE RANA PLAZA: Governance & Worker Outcomes

The April 2013 Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,000 garment workers and injured many more, shocked the world. Since then, lead firms, supplier factories, governments and multiple …

Counterfeit Liberty

Unlike some countries with stronger labor movements, labor law plays an outsized role in the regulation of labor relations in the United States. This legalistic regime tends to substitute state …

All Roads Lead to Rome: Strengthening Domestic Prosecutions of Businesses through the Inclusion of Corporate Liability in the Rome Statute

“Although “business” might not be the first word that springs to mind when thinking of widespread atrocities committed in conflict and post-conflict situations, the involvement of corporate actors in such …

Orange Group signs groundbreaking global agreement advancing gender equality with protections against discrimination and promoting work-life balance for its 149,000 employees

“Orange Group has signed a groundbreaking global agreement today with UNI Global Union that strengthens the telecommunications giant’s commitment to gender equality while empowering workers to enforce the agreement’s principles. …

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Beyond Automation: The Law & Political Economy of Workplace Technological Change

This article unpacks the relationship among advanced information technologies, employment law rules, and labor standards. Based on a detailed review of the capacities of existing technologies, it argues that automation …

End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment – Pillar 1: Gender Justice on Garment Global Supply Chains – An Agenda to Transform Fast-Fashion

“Criteria for effective initiatives to end GBVH on production lines Initiatives must include: 1. Comprehensive identification of the locally-specific spectrum of GBVH—including all forms of violence covered by international law—and …

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Tailored Wages 2019: The state of pay in the global garment industry

“0 [zero] workers making clothing in Asia, Africa, Central America or Eastern Europe paid enough to live with dignity. Since the beginning of this century, global brands sourcing clothing from …

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Dutch child labour due diligence law: a step towards mandatory human rights due diligence

“The Dutch law introduces a duty of care [zorgplicht] to prevent the supply of goods or services which have been produced using child labour. This duty is different to the …