Lawyers Beyond Borders (LBB) filed a public interest litigation petition regarding wage theft of migrant workers repatriated to India. The High Court of Kerala found in favor of LBB and …
The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free
“American companies have been very successful at preventing their workers from organizing into unions in recent decades, one of the reasons unionization in the private sector is at a record …
Sanctions on China’s top cotton supplier weave a tangled web for fashion brands
In the vast steppes of China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, a paramilitary organization produces more than 7 percent of the world’s cotton, which factories around the globe spin into T-shirts, denim …
California Bill: SB 1399 (Combat Wage Theft in Garment Sector)
This Bill is being proposed in the California State Senate to combat wage theft in the garment sector. This Bill would require all garment workers to be paid hourly, rather …
Fashion’s dirty secret: how sexual assault took hold in jeans factories
“At one of the biggest garment factories in Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho, the managers never hired enough regular workers to complete the clothing orders that flooded in from …
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Why unions are good for workers—especially in a crisis like COVID-19
“The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a reality that U.S. workers have long confronted—U.S. labor law fails to protect working people. For decades, union leaders and workers’ rights advocates have called …