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  • Garment union in the Philippines celebrates new agreement as significant victory

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  • NEXT shuts down its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka after posting £1.08 billion profit forecast (CCC)

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  • Honouring the life and work of Sergio Chávez

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  • Twelve years after Rana Plaza, workers are still demanding improved safety, living wages, and justice

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  • Brands should ensure workers will not pay the cost of tariffs

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  • Fruit of the Loom Backtracks on Worker Rights

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  • Accord Witness Signatories call for restructuring of Bangladesh safety program

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  • Take action: Tell Specialized to #PayYourWorkers in El Salvador (CCC)

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  • Europe: Omnibus proposal will create costly confusion and lower protection for people and the planet (Joint Statement)

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FOA in Mexico

“Employer protection contracts” are a major barrier to freedom of association (FOA) in Mexico. MSN is working with international brands and global unions to overcome these and other barriers to workers’ right to organize and bargain collectively.

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Companies and Brands Research Tools

These research tools are designed to assist trade unions, researchers, and women’s and labour rights organizations in developing strategies for brand engagement and/or campaigning to seek corrective action on labour rights violations.

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Sri Lanka poverty wages: why NEXT factory closure claims don’t stack up (LBL)

Aug 7, 2025 —
  • Read more about Sri Lanka poverty wages: why NEXT factory closure claims don’t stack up (LBL)

A Wealthy Industrialist Stole $5 Million from Thai Garment Workers and Refuses to Pay It Back. Leading Apparel Brands Keep Doing Business with Him Anyway. (WRC)

Aug 7, 2025 —
  • Read more about A Wealthy Industrialist Stole $5 Million from Thai Garment Workers and Refuses to Pay It Back. Leading Apparel Brands Keep Doing Business with Him Anyway. (WRC)

Nike ignores unpaid workers’ appeal on five year anniversary of factory closure (CCC)

Aug 1, 2025 —
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Call for the Release of Burmese Union Leader Myo Myo Aye & STUM Activists (CCC)

Jul 31, 2025 —
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Workers continue to fight after Next’s Sri Lanka factory closure (IndustriALL)

Jul 15, 2025 —
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