Hanging by a thread: Bangladesh’s garment wor...

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Les grandes marques occidentales de la mode à bas coût, vont-elles mettre la main au portefeuille pour couvrir la hausse des salaires décidée au Bangladesh ? C’est ce que réclament les patrons de l’industrie textile locale, après avoir accepté une augmentation de 60% du salaire m ...  Show more

Labour rights activist Kalpona Akter and chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent reflect on where the industry stands a decade after the deadly factory collapse. 

Background:

Ten years ago this week an eight-storey facto ...

1) Au Bangladesh où une grève historique des ouvriers du textile secoue le pays. 4 personnes ont été tuées par la police lors de manifestations. La répression est dure et la Première ministre s’est clairement rangée du côté des patrons du secteur. Les ouvriers veulent voir leur s ...  Show more

Fashion has routinely failed the millions of people who make its clothes. What should the industry do to create systemic change?

Over the past year, the pandemic has laid bare — and worsened — the stark inequality, financial insecurity and poor wo ...