Amnesty report finds widespread harassment, exploitation, and threats of violence amid management structures dominated by men ...

“When workers raise their voices, they are ignored. When they try to organize, they are threatened and sacked. And finally, ...

Most factory workers who produce garments for the fashion industry are women. Studies show that women constitute 60-80% of ...

Even AI agrees that the conditions for garment workers can be problematic. When advocacy group Fashion Revolution asked ChatGPT to devise fake job ads based on the actual conditions garment workers ...

Los Angeles' garment industry is about 40,000 workers strong and accounts for about 83% of the nation's cut-and-sew manufacturing, according to a city staff report. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

“The government and labor laws emphasize the protection of workers’ rights, but these laws are often not enforced. When we speak up for our rights, we are threatened or sometimes even fired from the ...

Advocates are working to get a version of California’s Garment Workers Protection Act passed at the federal level. Members of the Protect LA’s Garment Jobs Coalition, along with garment workers and ...

Southern California workers who make garments for many of the nation’s leading fashion retailers remain victims of wage theft and illegal pay practices, with some earning as little as $1.58 per hour, ...

Although cheap clothing can be appealing to consumers, the garment workers who made it in 2022 were often taken advantage of in Southern California, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The Labor ...

Their wages have always been low. With rising inflation and falling prices paid by Western companies for clothing, they're protesting for better... Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling ...

Ayesha Begum is working hard on her sewing machine. Her slender fingers glide the needle along the jeans she is piecing together, sewing on pockets before passing the pants to the next garment worker.