Empty Promises: The Failure of Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives to Improve Farmer Incomes in the Ivorian Cocoa Sector July 19, 2019Posted in: Reports & AnalysisBy: Corporate Accountability Labvia Corporate Accountability LabTags: Agriculture, Cocoa, Corporate Social Responsibility, Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence, Labor Conditions, Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Voluntary Certification Download Empty_Promises_2019.pdf, 10 MB
Hidden in plain sight: How low wages, brutal working conditions, and laws hostile to organizing, make Atlanta and surrounding areas ripe for labor trafficking. July 17, 2019Posted in: Media, Reports & AnalysisBy: Cathy Albisavia Pathways to FreedomTags: Construction, Forced Labor, Labor Conditions, Labor Trafficking, Poultry Visit Link https://pathwaystofreedom.org/hidden-in-plain-sight/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=cbcecd6b-8e36-4593-9f19-971f98e3edd5
6 Years After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Are Garment Workers Any Safer? July 16, 2019Posted in: MediaBy: Michelle Chenvia The NationTags: Apparel, Bangladesh Accord, garm, Global Supply Chains, Health and Safety, Labor Conditions, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://www.thenation.com/article/rana-plaza-unions-world/
The Sad Lesson From California July 16, 2019Posted in: MediaBy: Miriam Pawelvia New York TimesTags: Agriculture, Fair Food Program, Future of work, Global Supply Chains, Labor Conditions, Organizing Visit Link https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/labor-laws-california-new-york-lesson.html
Exposing Wage Theft Without Fear: States Must Protect Workers from Retaliation June 25, 2019Posted in: Reports & AnalysisBy: Laura Huizarvia National Employment Law Project Tags: Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence, Health and Safety, Labor Conditions, Worker Voice Visit Link https://www.nelp.org/publication/exposing-wage-theft-without-fear/
Tailored Wages UK 2019: The state of pay in the global garment industry June 6, 2019Posted in: Reports & AnalysisBy: Anna Bryhervia Labour Behind the Label (Clean Clothes Campaign)Tags: Apparel, Global Supply Chains, Labor Conditions, Living Wage Visit Link http://labourbehindthelabel.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TailoredWagesUK-FP.pdf
Low pay in the garment industry still a reality despite pledges – study May 30, 2019Posted in: MediaBy: Frances Perraudinvia The GuardianTags: Apparel, Living Wage, Social Auditing Visit Link https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/may/30/despite-fashion-living-wage-pledges-low-pay-still-a-reality-study-says
Corporate Commitments to Living Wages in the Garment Industry May 30, 2019Posted in: Academic, Reports & AnalysisBy: Genevieve LeBaron, Remi Edwards, Tom Huntvia Sheffield Political Economy Research InstituteTags: Alta Gracia, Apparel, Fair Food Program, Labor Conditions, Living Wage, Social Auditing, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Download Corporate-Commitments-to-Living-Wages-in-the-Garment-Industry.pdf, 2 MB
Six years after the Rana Plaza collapse – what happened to the goodwill of the garment industry giants? April 24, 2019Posted in: MediaBy: Kalpona Aktervia Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsTags: Apparel, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Accord, Health and Safety, Labor Conditions Visit Link http://news.trust.org/item/20190424084912-tki4x
Comparison of Critical Elements of WSR vs. CSR and MSIs April 21, 2019Posted in: Tools for PractitionersBy: WSR Network Download Comparison_WSR_vs_CSR_MSIs.pdf, 77 KB