Updates

Fashion brands putting millions of workers at risk with gaps on human rights and gender equality, shows new research

Nov 17, 2023 —

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Unions in Bangladesh demand revision of new minimum wage

Nov 16, 2023 —

The Yes Men strike again: adidas’ failure to meet workers’ compensation demands highlighted in adiVerse hoax

Nov 16, 2023 —

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Is Your Brand Paying Its Share to Reduce Bangladesh Workers’ Wage Despair?

Nov 15, 2023 —

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Central America: Report highlights immense gap between wages and cost of basic necessities

Nov 13, 2023 —

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The latest in a series of annual wage reports by Sergio Chávez highlights the immense gap between the cost of adequate nutritional food items and monthly minimum wages for workers in Central America’s four garment-producing countries - Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Employer Guidance: Ensuring Respect for Freedom of Association in El Salvador

Nov 13, 2023 —

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In October 2023, the Central America Committee of the Americas Group (AG) published Employer Guidance: Ensuring Respect for Freedom of Association (FOA) in El Salvador. The comprehensive Guidance tool provides employers in El Salvador’s garment sector with clear expectations of the Americas Group on the policies they should adopt and actions they should take to ensure that workers’ right to freedom of association and to bargain collectively is respected in the workplace.