Amid threats and exploitation, Ugandan union strives to organize garment sector
The Uganda Textiles, Garments, Leather, and Allied Workers Union has been working to mobilize workers in the country’s garment and textile facilities in a sector marred by neoliberal reforms, informalization, and exploitative working conditions.
A decade after Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, garment workers’ safety still not a priority
Clothing brands operating in the country have still not joined the Accord on Health and Safety, which could prevent accidents like the one that occurred at Rana Plaza in April 2013 which led to over 1,100 deaths
Pandemic recovery for whom? Global South garment workers face wage theft as companies rake in profits
Garment workers in Asia have lost out on millions of dollars in wages since 2020, even as ‘Big Fashion’ corporations including Nike are raking in mega-profits for their owners and Wall Street, a new report has found. Trade unions have launched the #FightTheHeist campaign to resist this
Wage theft from garment workers amounts to rights violation by global brands: Report
Workers in six Asian countries suffered 25% wage loss in 2020. A survey which interviewed more than 2000 workers found the wage loss was actually “wage theft” by the top global brands
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