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Will H&M fulfill its pledge by paying a fair, living wage by 2018?

London - It has been a little more than four years since Swedish fashion retailer H&M promised to pay all garment workers in its supply chain a 'fair living wage' by 2018 - but will the company manage to fulfill this goal? With the start of 2018 just around the corner, Clean Clothes Campaign and its global partners are urging H&M to step forward...

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'Made in Europe' label linked to European sweatshops

London - Although many shoppers associate products bearing a 'Made in Europe' label with better working standards, a new report from the Clean Clothes Campaign shines a light on the endemic poverty wages and poor working conditions in the garments and footwear industry throughout Central, Eastern and Southern-Eastern Europe. Entitled 'Europe's...

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Asos joins Inditex, H&M and signs GFA with IndustriALL

London - Asos has become the first fashion e-commerce company to sign the Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with IndustriALL, the world's largest sectorial trade union organization. The deal sees Asos joining the likes of Inditex, H&M and Tchibo in signing the agreement which represents 50 million workers and aims to strengthen the implementation...

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Gap and H&M fail to uphold human rights in supplier factories

London - Although the plight and needs of the millions of garment workers serving in the fashion industry’s supply chain remain well documented, it seems as if concrete changes concerning labor and human rights have yet to occur. In spite of fast fashion retailers Gap and H&M social and sustainable commitments concerning workers rights, wages,...