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After the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh that made Joe Fresh clothing killed 1,134 workers a decade ago, its Canadian parent company promised safe factories and fair wages. Ten years later, an investigation by The Fifth Estate raises questions of whether Loblaw has delivered on that promise.

Guatemala is megadiverse and also, if you will allow me the expression, ‘mega-unequal'. Its megadiversity is threatened by the effects of climate change, aggravated by predatory exploitation of (...)

This article was co-authored with Christie Miedema, campaigns and outreach coordinator at the Clean Clothes Campaign International Office. Garment worker protests, a brutal police crackdown, worker deaths, arrests and repression, and finally, an official minimum wage announcement that is far below living wage levels. For anyone who follows Bangladesh’s minimum wage negotiations, it’s like watching a preventable crash in slow-motion. There were similar worker protests and subsequent police

Brand managers involved in overseeing purchasing and ethical operations have a choice.

Garment workers making college logo gear for top U.S. universities deal with long hours, labor rights violations, wage theft and poverty wages on a regular basis. Can universities do more?

Garment workers making college logo gear for top U.S. universities deal with long hours, labor rights violations, wage theft and poverty wages on a regular basis. Can universities do more?

Garment workers making college logo gear for top U.S. universities deal with long hours, labor rights violations, wage theft and poverty wages on a regular basis. Can universities do more?

Garment workers making college logo gear for top U.S. universities deal with long hours, labor rights violations, wage theft and poverty wages on a regular basis. Can universities do more?

A new study finds "overwhelming" evidence that brands are engaging in so-called "unethical" behaviors despite raking in record profits.