‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage January 13, 2022Posted in: MediaBy: Annie Kellyvia The GuardianTags: Apparel, Labor abuse, Pay Your Workers, Wage theft Visit Link https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/16/worst-fashion-wage-theft-workers-go-hungry-as-indian-suppliers-to-top-uk-brands-refuse-to-pay-minimum-wage
Unpacking Labour Risk in Global Meat Supply Chains December 21, 2021Posted in: Reports & AnalysisBy: Cristina Figaredo, Siân Jonesvia FAIRR InitiativeTags: Agriculture, Fair Food Program, investors, Poultry, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://www.fairr.org/article/global-investor-engagement-on-working-conditions-phase-1/?thankyou=true&file=unpacking-labour-risk-(public)
A Congressman Wants Answers About Alleged ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ in Georgia December 20, 2021Posted in: MediaBy: Emma Ockermanvia ViceTags: Agriculture, Fair Food Program, Forced Labor, Georgia, Labor Trafficking Visit Link https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gx8k/modern-day-slavery-georgia-congress
Handbook for SDG-Aligned Food Companies: Four Pillar Framework Standards December 15, 2021Posted in: Academic, Reports & AnalysisBy: Abrania Marrero, Claudia P Baethgen, Diana Marcela, Erin O’Dwyer, Gaelle Espinosa, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Lisa E. Sachs, Nora Mardirossian, Regan Plekenpol, Rico Rincoń, Urvi Agarwalvia Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentTags: Agriculture, CIW, Fair Food Program, Labor Conditions, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://ccsi.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/docs/19%20CCSI%20Four%20pillars%20full%20report%20rhr.pdf
Forced Labour Evidence Brief: Labour Share and Value Distribution December 14, 2021Posted in: AcademicBy: Genevieve LeBaron, Jessie Brunner, Luis C.deBaca, Remi Edwardsvia Re:Structure LabTags: Forced Labor, Global Supply Chains, Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6055c0601c885456ba8c962a/t/61b3a4a8ab5752443ff63e70/1639163049070/ReStructureLab_LabourShareandValueDistribution_December2021_AW.pdf
A history of negligence: How Gap and other major brands failed to draw lessons from the That’s It Sportswear factory fire December 14, 2021Posted in: Reports & AnalysisBy: Christie Miedema, Sarah Newellvia Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Tags: Apparel, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Accord, International Safety Accord, Monitoring, Social Auditing, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/a-history-of-negligence-how-gap-and-other-major-brands-failed-to-draw-lessons-from-the-thats-it-sportswear-factory-fire/
Hoda Katebi on Iranian Culture, Fast Fashion & Her Manufacturing Co-operative Blue Tin Production December 9, 2021Posted in: MediaBy: Shriya Samavai Manianvia Teen VogueTags: Apparel, Worker-driven Social Responsibility
Forced Labour Evidence Brief: Commercial Contracts and Sourcing December 3, 2021Posted in: AcademicBy: Andreas Rümkorf, Genevieve LeBaron, Jessie Brunner, Luis C.deBaca, Vivek Soundararajanvia Re:Structure Lab Visit Link https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6055c0601c885456ba8c962a/t/60e5c4d167bda574014eeef4/1625670866705/ReStructureLab_CommercialContractsandSourcing_July2021.pdf
Keeping Essential Workers Safe: Migrant Farmworkers and Covid-19 in the Dairy Industry December 3, 2021Posted in: AcademicBy: Jennifer Bair, Kathryn Babineauvia Social Science Research CouncilTags: covid19, Dairy, Health and Safety, Labor Conditions, Migrant Justice, Milk with Dignity, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://items.ssrc.org/covid-19-and-the-social-sciences/covid-19-fieldnotes/keeping-essential-workers-safe-migrant-farmworkers-and-covid-19-in-the-dairy-industry/
Transnational Legal Tactics for Labor: How to make use of Corporate Accountability Mechanisms November 12, 2021Posted in: Reports & AnalysisBy: Michael Bader, Miriam Saage-Maaßvia European Center for Constitutional and Human RightsTags: Apparel, Corporate Social Responsibility, mHRDD, Monitoring, Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Social Auditing, UNGPs, Voluntary Certification Visit Link https://www.ecchr.eu/fileadmin/Publikationen/211025_transnational_WEB.pdf