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Suppliers for global fashion brands silencing garment works

A new report by non-profit UK labour rights organisation, Labour Behind the Label, reveals that global fashion groups and brands, including Levi’s, Next, H&M, Gap, Inditex, Carrefour and Primark, are using a broken billion-dollar audit system that is “systematically silencing garment workers in Pakistan” despite widespread evidence of labour...

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Tool to watch: GFA Policy Matrix Asia

After successful editions covering the EU and Americas, non-profit Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has released its GFA Policy Matrix: Asia. The resource is designed to map sustainability and social matters related legislation in the fashion industry across the region and focuses on eight major manufacturing countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China,...

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Hugo Boss and LPP urged to rejoin Pakistan Accord on Rana Plaza anniversary

Today, on the 13th anniversary of Rana Plaza, the deadliest yet preventable disaster to occur within the apparel industry to date, campaigners from Labour Behind the Label and the Rana Plaza Solidarity Collective are calling on Hugo Boss to rejoin the Pakistan Accord. The German fashion brand and Polish fashion group LPP, which was directly...

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How the energy crisis is affecting garment manufacturing hubs

The garment industry is currently navigating a crisis that is less about fashion trends and more about basic survival. As of mid-March 2026, the energy arteries that feed manufacturing hubs in South Asia have all but collapsed under the weight of the West Asia conflict. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has turned a steady stream of industrial...

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Fashion brands reaffirm support for Pakistan Accord for factory safety

Consultations between over 100 brands, retailers and trade union representatives have led to an extension of the Pakistan Accord, a country-specific agreement within the International Accord. With the new signature, the fashion companies confirm their joint commitment to improved labour and safety standards in the Pakistani supply chain. The...

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New investigation shines light on forced labour risks in Amazon seller supply chains

With Amazon Prime Days well underway and the online giant predicted to hit 23.8 billion US dollars this week, new research highlights the significant risks of forced labour hiding within Amazon sellers' supply chains. An investigation from human rights campaign organization Labour Behind the Label traced fashion products from three UK-based...

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In India, ‘patriotic’ fashion is snapped up after conflict with Pakistan

Just hours after India's first missiles were fired at Pakistan, entrepreneurs immediately saw a business opportunity. They launched the manufacture of T-shirts and other merchandise in the colours of “Operation Sindoor”. From May 6-10, the two nuclear powers were on the brink of another war. They triggered the most serious military confrontation...

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Pakistan's delicate Eid bangles go from furnace to forearms

Layers of intricately decorated bangles are a staple fashion accessory for women in Pakistan, a carefully considered part of their Islamic Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. More than a dozen people can be involved in the making of a single bangle, from sweltering factories to the homes of designers who skilfully decorate them by hand. "Whatever the...

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Major retailers named in new report exposing exploitation of garment workers in Pakistan

A new report by garment worker solidarity group Labour Behind the Label has accused a slew of major retailers of violating human rights in their Pakistan-based supply chains, largely driven by what the firm called “informalisation” of the workforce. Developed alongside human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance, the report details evidence...

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Pakistan could be a global leader in organic cotton production

Leading agricultural scientists, academics, and policymakers in Pakistan are confident of the country's potential to become a global leader in organic cotton production. This consensus emerged during the second annual Organic Cotton Pakistan conference, organized by SAWIE, a platform facilitating agricultural monitoring in Pakistan. The...

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Hugo Boss signs Pakistan Accord, commits to workplace safety

German fashion group Hugo Boss has announced the signing of the Pakistan Accord, which sees it make a commitment to the protection of health and safety for its garment workers. The Pakistan Accord was first introduced late last year as an extension of Bangladesh’s 2021 International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment...

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Pakistan finally announces International Accord workplace safety program

After a decade-long push towards safer garment factory in Pakistan, the International Accord was finally announced on Wednesday, cheered on by 187 brand signatories, Pakistani unions and NGO witness signatories. The new agreement is modelled on the Bangladesh Accord, which was signed after the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse. “After years of...