May 4, 2012
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 32-year-old Mansur Ali was crushed to death at the Sima shipyard, while dismantling a huge hydraulic door in the engine room of a ship named the Tinos.
The PBS Series Craft in America "Threads" features Terese Agnew and her marvelous work of art, Portrait of a Textile Worker. Watch preview here.
May 3, 2012
The retailers, Chinese management and the Bangladeshi authorities want to fire and get rid of the top elected union leaders at the Rosita and Megatex factories. Over 90 percent of the workforce voted for these leaders, and just last week, over 4,000 workers signed a petition demanding their reinstatement-especially for Mr. Helaluddin and Mr. Belal.
March 28, 2012
Please help. It does not have to be this way. Write Liz Claiborne, Macy's, J.C. Penney, and Kohl's.
The Sunday Leader | May 8, 2012
Global Post | May 1, 2012
The country holds a commanding lead in the "race to the bottom" with the the lowest wages and some of the worst working conditions in the world.
Sydney Morning Herald | April 7, 2012
Just-Style | March 15, 2012
Ask high end retailers to help immediately reinstate union leaders at Rosita Knitwears and Megatex factories in Bangladesh.
Please tell Hanes, Target, Macy's and other companies to end sexual abuse of young women in their supplier factory, Classic Fashion in Jordan.
Please sign onto a statement to support a call for legislation that protects workers in global economy.
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Article on Classic factory in Jordan appears on Huffington Post's front page, documenting corporate indifference in the face of gross worker and women’s rights violations.
Young women workers raped, tortured and beaten at the Classic Factory
Young women guest workers from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are being repeatedly sexually abused at the Classic Group of factories in Jordan while sewing Hanes "C9" clothing for women and men, which is sold exclusively at Target.
Chinese teenagers toil excessive hours for poverty wages as they manufacture the Microsoft peripherals we use.
