A report by Labour Behind the Label exposes widespread labour abuses in Pakistan's garment factories supplying Amazon sellers. Workers face forced overtime, wage theft, and poor conditions, while weak enforcement and Amazon's lax oversight allow exploitation to continue unchecked.
Even though China continues to hold the title of being the largest apparel supplier to the EU, the penetration of Bangladeshi garment items has been growing with rising demand for basic and value-added garments.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Workers in Pakistan suffer an abusive environment with blatant violations of their rights particularly in garment factories, according to report.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 16 (ANI): Myanmar authorities declared martial law in parts of Yangon after several Chinese-owned garment factories were torched on Sunday over Beijing being supportive of the military for the coup thereby threatening the country's fragile economy.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 4 (ANI): Work in garment factories of Bengaluru resumed on Monday following the government's orders allowing activities to resume in private industries.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 28 (ANI): Thousands of textile workers have returned to work in factories in Bangladesh amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, raising fears of an increase in the spread of the contagion.