PRESS RELEASEs
Next plc AGM question 2022
The text of Labour Behind the Label’s question to Next plc’s board at their 2022 AGM shareholder meeting.
Press release: Eliminating poverty and fighting climate change are not mutually exclusive
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release- 31st October 2019 In a recent interview, H&M Chief Executive Karl-Johan Persson warned of ‘terrible social consequences’ if consumers ditch fast fashion amid concerns about the climate crisis[1]. In his warped logic, reducing...
Press release: Unions and NGOs criticise government for ignoring human rights in post-Brexit Cambodian trade deal
9.10.19 - Labour Behind the Label have today criticised the UK Government for unconditionally promising that Cambodia will retain trade privileges with the UK after Brexit. A joint letter [1] with the Trades Union Congress, to the foreign office, made clear...
New report shares good practice for advancing workers’ rights in the shoe industry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3755" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]Press release: Tuesday 19 December 2017 New report shares good practice for advancing workers’ rights in the shoe industry Campaigners hope to encourage progress on workers’ rights...
Despite massive profits, big fashion brands refuse to pay workers after factory closures
16 December 2017 Despite massive profits, big fashion brands refuse to pay workers after factory closures Garment workers and activists unite in global actions against wage theft Unpaid garment workers demand justice: messages to shoppers found in clothes in Marks and...
Tell us who made our shoes! Thousands call on leading UK brands to come clean, and to stop endangering workers
Campaigners with the petition outside Office Shoes in London_Labour Behind the Label Labour Behind the Label6 December 2017 Tell us who made our shoes! Thousands call on leading UK brands to come clean, and to stop endangering workers 13,606-strong petition received...
Will H&M deliver on its promise to pay a living wage in 2018?
25 November 2017 Garment workers are waiting for an answer – will H&M deliver on its promise to pay a living wage in 2018? Four years ago today, fashion giant H&M made a bold promise that, if kept, would mean a game changer for the industry. On 25 November...
Labour Behind the Label welcomes agreement between ASOS and IndustriALL
Press statement: 16 October 2017 Labour Behind the Label welcomes the agreement which was recently signed between ASOS and the global union federation IndustriALL Global Framework Agreements (GFAs) aim to strengthen trade union rights for workers throughout the...
Day of action calls for urgent change for workers in the shoe industry
Waste from leather tanneries in Bangladesh (c) GMB Akash 6 October 2017 Day of action calls for urgent change for workers in the shoe industry Concerned groups will be taking action at shoe stores in Bristol, Exeter, London and Manchester on Saturday 7 October – join...
Zara, Next and Mango slammed for leaving workers without wages at Turkish factory
26 September 2017 Zara, Next and Mango slammed for leaving workers without wages at Turkish factory Workers at the Bravo Tekstil factory complex in Istanbul are demanding their unpaid wages and severance after working without payment for three months following the...