Three major fashion companies, including PVH, the parent company of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, Second Clothing, and UK-heritage brand Barbour, have agreed to pay a total of 420,593 USD in compensation to garment workers in Mauritius following the publication of an undercover investigation into labor rights abuse. Migrant garment workers at...
Jan 9, 2024
London - Asos is strengthening its commitment to help protect workers rights. The online fashion platform is set to host an event together with the British High Commission in Mauritius which brings together local and international stakeholders to discuss the issues surrounding labour migration and to agree on a common framework for improving...
Feb 22, 2018
High street retailer Whistles has pulled a series of T-shirts which features pro-feminist slogans from its shelves, after an investigation from the Mail on Sunday claimed the 45 pound shirts were produced by women working in sweatshops in Mauritius and earning 62 pence per an hour. The T-shirts, bearing the phrase “This is what a feminist looks...
Nov 4, 2014