News overview
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June 21, 2022
Clean Clothes Campaign weekly blog: the workers behind the industry
This blog aims to collect weekly information about the conditions of garment workers around the world; wage disputes, risks to their safety at work, discrimination, the impact of the cost of living, and how COVID-19 is influencing garment workers' rights in supply chains around the world. It will be updated as new information comes in from media and the Clean Clothes Campaign global network. Information is posted as it comes in from the network and cannot always be double-checked.
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June 21, 2022
Historic victory on minimum wage win for workers in Pakistan's Sindh province
Workers in one of Pakistan's major garment-producing regions win a 40% increase to the minimum wage.
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June 16, 2022
Turkish garment workers earn just a quarter of a living wage
New research by CCC Turkey shows the urgent need for a living wage for garment workers as the legal minimum wage covers only one quarter of what is needed for essentials. 1,5 million workers in Turkey make garments for many global fashion brands, including: Adidas, Banana Republic, Benetton, Boohoo, C&A, Esprit, GAP, G-star, Hugo Boss, H&M, Inditex – Zara, Levi’s, Marks & Spencer, Next, Nike, Puma, Primark, Urban Outfitters, and VF.
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May 31, 2022
Major university study confirms need for fashion brands to sign a binding global agreement on severance
A new study on alternative models for social protection for garment workers by Cornell University validates the proposed Pay Your Workers-Respect Labour Rights agreement.
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May 31, 2022
May 2022 COVID blog
This blog aims to collect weekly information about the conditions of garment workers around the world; wage disputes, risks to their safety at work, discrimination, the impact of the cost of living, and how COVID-19 is influencing garment workers' rights in supply chains around the world. It will be updated as new information comes in from media and the Clean Clothes Campaign global network. Information is posted as it comes in from the network and cannot always be double-checked.
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May 25, 2022
Historic victory for Victoria's Secret workers!
After months of worker protests and campaigning by activists internationally, Victoria's Secret has provided financing for the Brillant Alliance Thai Global workers who made their lingerie, to receive the full $8.3 million in severance they were owed.
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May 13, 2022
Levis and IKEA are still putting their factory workers' lives at risk nine years later
May 15th marks nine years since the signing of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. So far, the trailblazing, legally binding agreement has protected over two million garment workers by making sure 1,600 factories in Bangladesh meet safety requirements, but Levis and IKEA refuse to sign.
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May 12, 2022
Adidas is stealing from its workers.
Textile workers in Cambodia who produced garments for adidas, among other brands, were deprived of an estimated $109 million (USD) in wages in April-May 2021 alone, according to a comprehensive inventory by unions in 114 factories. adidas is linked to the largest wage theft in the factory sample despite high profits during the pandemic.
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May 10, 2022
More than 220 civil society and trade union organisations call on EU to end corporate abuse
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. This directive could represent a landmark step forward in minimising the negative impacts of businesses on workers, communities and the environment worldwide. In response, over 220 NGOs and trade unions from around the world welcome the proposal as an essential and long-awaited step toward corporate accountability, but call for the proposal tobe strengthened to end corporate harm to human rights, the environment and climate.
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April 30, 2022
April 2022 COVID blog
This blog aims to collect weekly information about the conditions of garment workers around the world; wage disputes, risks to their safety at work, discrimination, the impact of the cost of living, and how COVID-19 is influencing garment workers' rights in supply chains around the world. It will be updated as new information comes in from media and the Clean Clothes Campaign global network. Information is posted as it comes in from the network and cannot always be double-checked.
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April 21, 2022
Nine years since Rana Plaza, IKEA and Levi's are freeriding on efforts to make factories safe
Nine years ago, on 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,138 people and exposing the incredibly unsafe labour conditions for factory workers in the garment sector. Today our thoughts are with all those that had to live through this terrible, preventable tragedy, as well as with the families of those who did not survive.
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April 19, 2022
Uniqlo and s.Oliver workers still owed $5.5 million in severance pay: workers release open letter on 7th anniversary of factory closure
Workers call on Uniqlo and s.Oliver to pay up on 7th anniversary of severance theft case
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April 19, 2022
Open letter from Jaba Garmindo workers on 7th anniversary of factory bankruptcy
Workers release an open letter to the Chairman of Uniqlo and the CEO of s.Oliver, calling on the brands to finally pay up the $5.5 million owed on the 7th anniversary of the Jaba Garmindo factory bankruptcy.
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April 14, 2022
Statement on the closure of two Sri Lankan factories amid severe financial crisis
Approximately 1,500 workers employed at two factories – Koggala I and II - owned by Esquel Sri Lanka are facing imminent closure of their workplaces with no assurance that they will be reemployed when the factories are sold to another company.
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April 11, 2022
Clean Clothes Podcast E2 - Women fight for safe workplaces
What does it take to make the workplace safe for women, free from sexual harassment and gender-based violence? What are some of the ways women have won improvements, and how did they build their power to do this? In episode 2 of the CCC Podcast workers and campaigners from the CCC network talk about the importance of women leaders in campaigning for women's rights.
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March 31, 2022
March 2022 COVID blog
This blog aims to collect daily information about how the new Coronavirus COVID-19 is influencing garment workers' rights in supply chains around the world. It will be updated as new information comes in from media and the Clean Clothes Campaign global network. Information is posted as it comes in from the network and cannot always be double-checked.
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