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
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
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
New buzzword, same problem: how ‘worker voice’ initiatives are perpetuating the shortcomings of traditional social auditing March 12, 2019Posted in: Media, Reports & AnalysisBy: Genevieve LeBaron, Mark Anner, Penelope Kyritsisvia Beyond Social Auditing Portal (BHRRC)Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Auditing, Worker Voice, Worker-driven Social Responsibility Visit Link https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/new-buzzword-same-problem-how-worker-voice-initiatives-are-perpetuating-the-shortcomings-of-traditional-social-auditing