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Social Goods | 5 Years After Rana Plaza, Brands Under Pressure for Transparency

18 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

18 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, what the Bangladesh factory collapse changed about worker safety, while brands are pressured to take stronger environmental and political stances.

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Social Goods | 5 Years After Rana Plaza, Brands Under Pressure for Transparency

This week, what the Bangladesh factory collapse changed about worker safety, while brands are pressured to take stronger environmental and political stances.

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News & Analysis

Amazon's Italian Warehouse Workers Maintain Overtime Ban Over Christmas

21 December 2017 • By Reuters

21 December 2017 • By Reuters

Workers at the Castel San Giovanni plant are refusing to work overtime during the current peak season over allegations that they are pushed too hard for too little money.

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Amazon's Italian Warehouse Workers Maintain Overtime Ban Over Christmas

Workers at the Castel San Giovanni plant are refusing to work overtime during the current peak season over allegations that they are pushed too hard for too little money.

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Top Fashion Companies Come Together to Improve Children’s Rights

24 November 2017 • By Bloomberg

24 November 2017 • By Bloomberg

H&M, Kering and VF Corporation are among the companies that have joined a new network, set up by the world’s biggest wealth fund and Unicef, to address the plight of children in the garment production industry.

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Top Fashion Companies Come Together to Improve Children’s Rights

H&M, Kering and VF Corporation are among the companies that have joined a new network, set up by the world’s biggest wealth fund and Unicef, to address the plight of children in the garment production industry.

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Unpaid Turkish Garment Workers Tag Zara Items to Seek Help

3 November 2017 • By Associated Press

3 November 2017 • By Associated Press

The tag calls on the shopper to pressure Zara into paying garment workers and support their campaign.

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Unpaid Turkish Garment Workers Tag Zara Items to Seek Help

The tag calls on the shopper to pressure Zara into paying garment workers and support their campaign.

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13 People Charged Following Fatal Garment Factory Blast in Bangladesh

5 July 2017 • By Reuters

5 July 2017 • By Reuters

Police have blamed the accident on three boiler operators killed in the explosion on the outskirts of Dhaka, and 10 unidentified people.

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13 People Charged Following Fatal Garment Factory Blast in Bangladesh

Police have blamed the accident on three boiler operators killed in the explosion on the outskirts of Dhaka, and 10 unidentified people.

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Social Goods | Mass Faintings in Nike and Puma Factories, Is Sustainable Fashion Pointless?

28 June 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

28 June 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, sportswear brands review a spate of fainting incidents in Cambodian factories, while the impact of the sustainable fashion industry comes into question.

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Social Goods | Mass Faintings in Nike and Puma Factories, Is Sustainable Fashion Pointless?

This week, sportswear brands review a spate of fainting incidents in Cambodian factories, while the impact of the sustainable fashion industry comes into question.

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Ivanka Trump's Brand Distances Itself from China Shoemaker

8 June 2017 • By Associated Press

8 June 2017 • By Associated Press

Chinese manufacturer Huajian Group has come under scrutiny after activists investigating labour conditions there were arrested.

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Ivanka Trump's Brand Distances Itself from China Shoemaker

Chinese manufacturer Huajian Group has come under scrutiny after activists investigating labour conditions there were arrested.

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Social Goods | Stella McCartney to Use Ocean Recycled Plastic, Fashion's Glass Ceiling

7 June 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

7 June 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, Stella McCartney partners with Parley for the Oceans, while this year's CFDA Fashion Awards raises questions about gender equality in the industry.

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Social Goods | Stella McCartney to Use Ocean Recycled Plastic, Fashion's Glass Ceiling

This week, Stella McCartney partners with Parley for the Oceans, while this year's CFDA Fashion Awards raises questions about gender equality in the industry.

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Chinese Workers Who Probed Ivanka Trump-Linked Factories Missing

31 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

31 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

Two Chinese labour activists were reported missing, with a third detained by police, while they were investigating labour violations at a factory that manufactured Ivanka Trump shoes.

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Chinese Workers Who Probed Ivanka Trump-Linked Factories Missing

Two Chinese labour activists were reported missing, with a third detained by police, while they were investigating labour violations at a factory that manufactured Ivanka Trump shoes.

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Social Goods | France Puts Model Rights First, The Real Incentive Behind 'Made in America'

10 May 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

10 May 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, France establishes a new approach to its modelling industry, while innovation — rather than nationalism — fuels a new era of US-based manufacturing.

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Social Goods | France Puts Model Rights First, The Real Incentive Behind 'Made in America'

This week, France establishes a new approach to its modelling industry, while innovation — rather than nationalism — fuels a new era of US-based manufacturing.

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