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Here are just a few ways you can take actions to stand alongside workers in their struggle for a fairer fashion industry.

Labour Behind the Label is now 20 years old. As a small but mighty campaigning group, we’ve...

On the 25th August 2021, apparel brands and labour unions announced agreement on a new...

The crisis is far from over for garment workers who are owed 11.85 billion USD in unpaid income...

I have a confession to make: I own 182 pieces of clothing. Last year I decided to pack 176 of them...

Almost all countries that are huge garment suppliers have a massive shortage of supply of vaccines. It may be years before garment workers become eligible for vaccines. A handful of wealthy governments, including the UK are impeding efforts to expand life-saving healthcare for poor workers, and prolonging the pandemic for many.

Labour Behind the Label is recruiting an adviser with lived experience of working in UK garment factories to ensure that the voice of garment workers remains central our work.

The Accord is widely recognized as the gold standard for safety, but the current agreement comes to an end in May 2021, and the legally binding aspect of the agreement as well as its ability to operate independently of brands’ control is under threat.

New analysis from the ONS shows that in the UK, women working in garment factories are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than women in any other occupation, including caring roles.  Of this group, women in sewing machinist roles have the highest fatality rate, with 64.8 deaths per 100,000. The average rate of death for working age women is 16.8 per 100,000.

Following the collapse of Arcadia Group and the ongoing debate about who will buy up the pieces,...

In November, we launched a campaign calling on Primark to commit to ensuring that all the workers...

Since last year, we have been campaigning for the online fast fashion brand Boohoo to clean up its...

Last summer, we asked you to help us push Trutex into becoming a more transparent supplier of...

Channel 4 have been showing a 4-part documentary about the fast-fashion trend brand Missguided all...

Seven years ago today, at least 1,134 workers died in the garment industry’s deadliest factory incident in history. Today, we remember the workers who died in the Rana Plaza collapse, sending our thoughts to those affected by this tragedy. While we commemorate this crisis, workers’ lives are again at risk as COVID-19 hits the industry.

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the grossly unequal power relations that define global garment supply chains, with workers paying the price. Today the many organizations behind the world-wide Clean Clothes Campaign network are calling for action from brands and retailers, as well as governments and other stakeholders.

During the fallout from Covid 19, we have seen brands cancel orders, renegotiate price or payment terms or even refuse to pay for goods that have already been received. This is evidence of how global supply chains have been designed to limit big brands’ obligations to their suppliers. 

The new coronavirus has reached global pandemic levels and is affecting people across the world, including garment workers in global supply chains. Protecting those most at risk means both taking steps to limit exposure and ensuring that people surviving on the poverty line are not pushed below it.

We’re running an awesome competition with Tansy Hoskins and artist Ruby Taylor! A signed copy of Tansy Hoskins’ latest book ‘Foot Work’ could be yours along with a beautiful print from artist Ruby Taylor. 

Today is Human Rights Day, and tragic factory accidents in recent days serve as a sombre reminder that failure to uphold human rights in the garment industry can be fatal for workers. 

boohoo is part of the fast fashion industry which pumps out hundreds of new collections at rock bottom prices. A constant supply of cheap new fashion means that on average, items of clothing are discarded after only five weeks.

Shahida Parveen and her three sons lost their husband and father in the Ali Enterprises fire - a...

Workers at Jaba Garmindo factory, which is based in Jakarta Indonesia, lost their jobs overnight...

A new study out this week shows that the way European brands buy from factories in Turkey is...

Trutex, the UK’s largest specialist school wear brand, produce uniforms and sportswear for...

Labour Behind the Label is supporting international concerns raised over the impact of Potassium...

18.6.19 – Today, the Government has rejected all recommendations from the Environmental Audit...

In the latest sustainability report and the accompanying public communication H&M continues to...

427 workers from Primark suppliers in Bangladesh lost their jobs after taking part in largely...

In the almost six years since the Rana Plaza collapse, the Bangladesh Accord has brought great...

Hundreds of women workers are taking part in longest ever running strike in the Katunayake...

Thousands of workers in Bangladesh took to the streets in January to protest the recent inadequate...

This week, workers in Bangladesh resorted to a hunger strike as part of their continued struggle...

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Giving Tuesday Tuesday 28th November is Giving Tuesday! What does that mean? It’s the day we do...

Now, we know that what you want is for us to give you is a list of which shops to buy from and...

Most companies seem to think that ensuring payment of a minimum wage is sufficient to have...