A Fast-Fashion Horror Show: Why COVID-19 is Catastrophic for Garment Factory Workers in South Asia

The temporary closure of High Streets and malls throughout Europe and North America is causing financial hardship that some brands will never recover from. But the knock-on effect stretches far beyond Western shores. Arguably those hit hardest are the garment-factory workers in South Asia who are reporting $3.02 billion dollars of cancelled or suspended orders from retailers.

2020_2Tamara CincikApril 7, 2020Fiona McKenzie Johnston, global fashion, supply chain, fast fashion, UK high street, retailers, garment industry

Gender Based Abuse In The Garment Industry Revelations. By Lottie Jackson

Jennifer Rosenbaum, US director of Global Labour Justice, said: "We must understand gender-based violence as an outcome of the global supply chain structure. H&M and Gap's fast fashion supply chain model creates unreasonable production targets and underbid contracts, resulting in women working unpaid overtime and working very fast under extreme pressure."

Tamara CincikJune 5, 2018gender based abuse, garment industry, Gap, H&M, Public Affairs, Global Labour Justice, Work place harrassment, Lottie Jackson

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