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1 | Facility type | Date of news | Main incident category | Facility name | Country (excl Myanmar since Oct 2023 - see 'disclaimer' tab) | Headline (quoted unless stated otherwise) | Source | Brands involved in last 12 months - UNVERIFIED (dates; source of info about brand) | Open Supply Hub link/s UNVERIFIED | Number of deaths reported | Number of injuries reported |
2 | Garment | 24-Apr-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Holystar | India | Fire breaks out in textile factory, four people rescued | https://lalluram.com/ghaziabad-news-fire-breaks-out-in-textile-factory-four-people-rescued/ | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | Garment | 24-Apr-2024 | Forced labour | Fine Apparel | Jordan | Under Armour and Columbia ‘forced labour’ investigation launched by US | https://inews.co.uk/news/business/under-armour-columbia-forced-labour-investigation-us-3020631 | Under Armour, Columbia, American Eagle | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/JO2020344GP8662 | ||
4 | Textile | 21-Apr-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Sargodha Textile Mills / Sargodha Cloth Mills | Pakistan | Steam boiler’s explosion claims four lives in Faisalabad | https://24newshd.tv/24-Apr-2024/steam-boiler-s-explosion-claims-four-lives-in-faisalabad | 4 | 8 | ||
5 | Textile | 13-Apr-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | 2 killed, 3 injured as boiler explodes at Balotra textile unit | India | 2 killed, 3 injured as boiler explodes at Balotra textile unit | https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/textile-factory-boiler-blast-in-balotra-rajasthan-two-laborers-died-rjs24041206932 | 2 | 3 | ||
6 | Warehouse/logistics | 31-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Vietnam | Fire in shuttered Binh Duong fabric factory | https://tiin.vn/chuyen-muc/thoi-su/chay-lon-nha-xuong-chua-vai-soi-da-bi-dinh-chi-hoat-dong-o-binh-duong.html | 0 | 0 | |||
7 | Garment | 31-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Ha Nam An 3 Garment Production and Trading Co., Ltd. / Garment DV Fashion Production and Trading Company Limited / Tuan Vinh Garment Production and Trading Company Limited | Vietnam | Garment company owes 1.3 bn VND in wages for 104 workers | https://cafef.vn/bi-no-luong-gan-13-ti-dong-nguoi-lao-dong-moi-biet-ong-chu-la-bao-ve-nguoi-ban-can-tin-188240331190508198.chn | ||||
8 | Garment | 30-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Egypt | Investigation into death of worker in North Giza apparel factory | https://www.albawabhnews.com/4982837 | 1 | 1 | |||
9 | Footwear/shoes | 30-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Akasya Shoes | Turkey | Turkish shoe brand goes bankrupt! Workers unemployed during Ramadan | https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/turk-ayakkabi-markasi-iflas-etti-ramazan-ayinda-isciler-issiz-kaldi-1841211.html | ||||
10 | Footwear/shoes | 30-Mar-2024 | Wages | Nabao (Nam Po) | China | Nanbao [Nam Po] Footwear workers strike in Foshan | https://twitter.com/YesterdayBigcat/status/1773868603131261415 | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/CN20191089DS2A1 | |||
11 | Garment | 30-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | UK | Boohoo to sell Leicester factory after confirming closure | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68687701 | Boohoo | ||||
12 | Textile | 30-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: other | Egypt | 1 dead, 23 injured as bus carrying textile workers collides with truck | https://www.elbalad.news/6157308 | 1 | 23 | |||
13 | Footwear/shoes | 29-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Rong Da International | Bangladesh | Fire guts shoe insole factory in Chattogram’s Bayezid | https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/8z5epm2790 | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2022298C5NR0X | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Warehouse/logistics | 26-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Fire rips through housing colonies, warehouse in Gazipur | https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/1z0w1knrkz?google-news | 0 | 0 | |||
15 | Brand | 26-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Canada Goose | Canada | Canada Goose is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate staff | https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7155797 | Canada Goose | |||
16 | Garment | 26-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | PT Sai Apparel, Semarang City, PT Sinar Panca Jaya Semarang, PT Pulau Mas, Bandung Regency | Indonesia | Layoffs ahead of Eid is real, here's the data | https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20240326153024-4-525616/phk-jelang-lebaran-nyata-ini-datanya | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/ID20200531GDKFS | |||
17 | Textile | 26-Mar-2024 | Freedom of Association | Turkey | Textile factory worker injures hand in machine | https://www.bomba32.com/haber/isparta/fabrika-iscisi-elini-makinaya-sikistirdi/64048.html | 0 | 1 | |||
18 | Garment | 25-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Shangcheng and Xinjiahao factories | China | 200 Myanmar workers fired from garment jobs in China’s Yunnan province | https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/garment-protest-fired-03252024171402.html | ||||
19 | Textile | 24-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Egs Giyim Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi | Turkey | Egs Giyim Sanayi declares bankruptcy, hundreds laid off | https://www.karar.com/ekonomi-haberleri/27-yillik-turk-tekstil-devi-iflas-bayragini-cekti-kepenkleri-bir-gece-1849717 | ||||
20 | Garment | 23-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | Owner arrested in Delhi building collapse case | https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/03/23/des37-dl-factory-owner-arrested.html | 2 | ||||
21 | Footwear/shoes | 23-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Massive fire breaks out at Chemical Godown in Chawk Bazar | https://epiexpress.com/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-chemical-godown-in-chawk-bazar/ | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | Warehouse/logistics | 22-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Fire breaks out at clothing warehouse in Dhaka’s Demra | https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/svb10pycv2 | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | Garment | 22-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/ID20200531GDKFS, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/ID20222585PM6SG, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/ID2020191DQX8RX, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/ID2021033NNBJ0Z | Nicaragua | Kontoor Brands factory closure due to "rare pressure" from government | https://www.articulo66.com/2024/03/22/textil-estadounidense-kontoor-brands-cierre-operaciones-nicaragua/ | Wrangler, Lee | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/NI2020309DCSZND, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/NI2020309HXC8JV | ||
24 | Garment | 21-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | 2 workers dead as building housing jeans factory collapses in northeast Delhi | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-workers-dead-as-building-housing-jeans-factory-collapses-in-northeast-delhi-5284106 | 2 | 1 | |||
25 | Garment | 21-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Style Avenue | El Salvador | Former Style Avenue workers in El Salvador win full severance and back wages | https://www.maquilasolidarity.org/en/former-style-avenue-workers-el-salvador-win-full-severance-and-back-wages | Outerstuff, which produced clothes under license for Disney, universities, the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). | |||
26 | Footwear/shoes | 20-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | R.G Footwear (Cambodia) | Cambodia | Inferno razes footwear factory in Kandal, with $10 million in damage | https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501458870/inferno-razes-footwear-factory-in-kandal-with-10-million-in-damage/ | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH2023348T73SX3 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Bag | 20-Mar-2024 | Freedom of Association | D'Luxe | Philippines | Philippines: Garment workers fight union busting | https://www.solidaritycenter.org/philippines-garment-workers-fight-union-busting/ | Coach, Michael Kors | |||
28 | Footwear/shoes | 19-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Pakistan | Shoe factory catches fire in Sheikhupura | https://www.app.com.pk/business/shoe-factory-catches-fire-in-sheikhupura/ | |||||
29 | Garment | 19-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | APS | El Salvador | Cycling giant Specialized remains stationary in wage theft case | https://cleanclothes.org/news/2024/cycling-giant-specialized-remains-stationary-in-wage-theft-case | Gildan,Hanes and Specialized | |||
30 | Garment retail | 19-Mar-2024 | Wages | Zara, Inditex | Spain | Zara workers to protest outside Spanish stores after record profit | https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/zara-workers-protest-outside-spanish-stores-after-record-profit-2024-03-18/ | ||||
31 | Footwear/shoes | 16-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Puma footwear factory | Argentina | Workers denounce unjustified dismissals at Puma factory in La Rioja | https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/economia/la-rioja-denuncian-despidos-injusticados-la-fabrica-puma-n777890 | Puma | |||
32 | Garment | 14-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Pakistan | Fire damages garments factory in Karachi | https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1167835-fire-damages-garments-factory | 0 | 0 | |||
33 | Footwear/shoes | 14-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | Major fire breaks out at shoe factory in Agra, property worth lakhs damaged | https://www.republicworld.com/india/agra-shoe-factory-fire-latest-updates/ | 0 | 0 | |||
34 | Textile machinary, systems, components | 12-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Thai Unitrade Factory | Thailand | Major fire at zipper factory in Samut Sakhon province | https://www.thaich8.com/news_detail/134345 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | Footwear/shoes | 11-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Shoe factory catches fire in Old Dhaka | https://businesspostbd.com/national/shoe-factory-catches-fire-in-old-dhaka | 0 | 0 | |||
36 | Thread/yarn | 10-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | ATM Lungi | Bangladesh | Tangail ATM Lungi factory fire under control | https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/341437/fire-breaks-out-at-atm-lungi-factory-in-tangail | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Garment | 10-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Y and W Garment | Cambodia | Labour Ministry calls on the workers at Y&W Garment factory to stop protesting and seek legal settlement instead | https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501453320/labour-ministry-calls-on-the-workers-at-y-and-w-garment-factory-to-stop-protesting-and-seek-legal-settlement-instead/ | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH2019107BD8JB4, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH2019086Q2T1CD | |||
38 | Garment | 8-Mar-2024 | Wages | Sayin Textiles | Turkey | Ulutaş Halı and Sayın Tekstil workers in Antep are protesting for their rights | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/512686/antepte-ulutas-hali-ve-sayin-tekstil-iscileri-haklari-icin-direniste | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR202235251VK2C | |||
39 | Carpet | 8-Mar-2024 | Wages | Ulutaş Hali [Ulutas Carpet] | Turkey | Ulutaş Halı and Sayın Tekstil workers in Antep are protesting for their rights | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/512686/antepte-ulutas-hali-ve-sayin-tekstil-iscileri-haklari-icin-direniste | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR202235251VK2C | |||
40 | Garment | 7-Mar-2024 | Just Transition | PT Long Rich | Indonesia | FLOODING AT PT LONGRICH INDONESIA: SPN IS CONCERNED AND DEPLOYS INVESTIGATION TEAM | https://spn.or.id/banjir-di-pt-longrich-indonesia-spn-prihatin-dan-turunkan-tim-investigasi/ | ||||
41 | Garment retail | 7-Mar-2024 | Freedom of Association | REI | USA | Unionized REI stores to picket in Issaquah to demand negotiations with the company | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZzRa735tRU | REI | |||
42 | Hosiery | 7-Mar-2024 | Wages | Valy D.o.o. | Serbia | Factory workers of Serbian socks supplier Valy triumph over unauthorised overtime practices | https://cleanclothes.org/news/2024/factory-workers-serbian-socks-supplier-valy-triumph | Calzedonia and Primark | |||
43 | Garment | 5-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Akar Tekstil (Akar Textile) | Turkey | Akar Tekstil's bank accounts frozen: Workers unable to access wages owed | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/512191/akar-tekstilin-banka-hesaplarina-blokaj-koyuldu-iscilerin-40-gunluk-ucretleri-icerde | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2019172Y5TA03?sort_by=contributors_desc, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2020057PWNN9V | |||
44 | Garment | 5-Mar-2024 | GBVH | South Africa | Actions we can take to stop GBVH in garment factories and clothing retail stores [Ed summary: 98% of the 117 workers interviewed in 2022 say they have experienced one or more incidents of gender-based violence or harassment.] | https://lrs.org.za/2024/03/04/actions-we-can-take-to-stop-gbvh-in-garment-factories-and-clothing-retail-stores/ | |||||
45 | Warehouse/logistics | 3-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Nice Fabrics Factory | Bangladesh | Gazipur cotton warehouse fire under control | https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/340840/fire-breaks-out-at-cotton-warehouse-in-gazipur | 0 | 0 | ||
46 | Textile waste | 3-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Fire burns down three jhut warehouses in Gazipur | https://www.newagebd.net/article/226911/fire-burns-down-three-jhut-warehouses-in-gazipur | 0 | 0 | |||
47 | Spinning | 3-Mar-2024 | Wages | Misr Spinning and Weaving Company | Egypt | National Security detains 5 Ghazl El Mahalla workers despite ending their strike | https://www.madamasr.com/ar/2024/03/03/news/u/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B2-5-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD/ | ||||
48 | Garment | 1-Mar-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Eminent Garment | Cambodia | Fire at Eminent Garment (Cambodia) factory | https://freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/331047-2024-03-01-14-20-59.html | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH20191765CCYX5 | 0 | 0 | |
49 | Home textiles (e.g. sheets and towels) | 1-Mar-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Coteminas | Brazil | Brazil's Coteminas textile company lays off 100 employees in Santiago in the last 60 days | https://www.elliberal.com.ar/nota/16115/2024/03/una-textil-bandena-despide-a-44-empleados | ||||
50 | Footwear/shoes | 1-Mar-2024 | Freedom of Association | Wing Star Shoes | Cambodia | Wing Star Shoes Union Leader’s Arrest Draws More Flak, Call For Immediate Release | https://cambojanews.com/wing-star-shoes-union-leaders-arrest-draws-more-flak-call-for-immediate-release/ | ||||
51 | Textile | 29-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Russia | Russian-Chinese textile factory caught fire in the Vladimir region | https://zebra-tv.ru/novosti/ekstcessi/vo-vladimirskoy-oblasti-zagorelas-rossiysko-kitayskaya-tekstilnaya-fabrika/ | 0 | 0 | |||
52 | Garment | 29-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | Fire breaks out at garment factory, congested lane slows down fireme | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/fire-breaks-out-at-garment-factory/articleshow/107215290.cms | 0 | 0 | |||
53 | Garment | 29-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Timmony India LLP | India | Noida News: Loss worth lakhs due to fire in garment factory | https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/noida/loss-worth-lakhs-due-to-fire-in-clothing-factory-noida-news-c-1-gnd1002-1457623-2024-02-29 | 0 | 0 | ||
54 | Garment | 29-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | PT Kahatex | Indonesia | Fire at Kahatex factory in Rancaekek | https://kabartasikmalaya.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/pr-3257778242/update-kebakaran-pabrik-kahatex-rancaekek-bangunan-masih-terbakar-hingga-sore | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/ID2022292W6BG30 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | Brand | 29-Feb-2024 | Wages | H&M | Spain | H&M customer service in Barcelona goes on indefinite strike starting in April | https://metropoliabierta.elespanol.com/el-pulso-de-la-ciudad/20240229/la-atencion-al-cliente-de-hm-se-declara-en-huelga-indefinida-partir-abril/836416489_0.html | H&M | |||
56 | Garment | 29-Feb-2024 | Wages | Hongs One (Cambodia) Garment Co | Cambodia | Nearly 1,000 workers at Hongs One (Cambodia) Garment Co. strike over wage cut | https://kohsantepheapdaily.com.kh/article/1892510.html | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH2019085PDANR6, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH202303021QAFG | |||
57 | Garment | 29-Feb-2024 | Wages | Penadés Ferrero | Spain | Penadés Ferrero workers demonstrate in Canals due to the company's non-payment of salaries | https://www.levante-emv.com/costera/2024/02/29/trabajadoras-penades-ferrero-manifiestan-canals-98837017.html | ||||
58 | Dyeing (yarn or fabric) | 29-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Topper Argentina (formerly Alpargatas) | Argentina | Topper sneaker factory terminates 85 employees after "brutal" drop in sales | https://www.pagina12.com.ar/716573-temporada-alta-de-despidos-en-las-fabricas | ||||
59 | Textile | 28-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Aunde Teknik Teksil | Turkey | Aunde Teknik Tekstil allegedly forced worker to stand on one leg as punishment | https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/iddia-sendikali-isciye-tek-ayak-uzerinde-bekleme-cezasi-haber-1672862 | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2022301JNZX4Q?sort_by=contributors_desc | |||
60 | Garment | 28-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Philippines | 13 displaced workers get aid from Lapu-Lapu City gov’t | https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/559179/13-displaced-workers-get-aid-from-lapu-lapu-city-govt | |||||
61 | Garment | 26-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Industrial Hana | Guatemala | Guatemalan Factory That Produced Lucky Brands, American Eagle, Hanesbrands, and Gillz Closed Owing Workers $1.4 Million in Severance | https://www.workersrights.org/commentary/guatemalan-factory-that-produced-lucky-brands-american-eaglehanesbrands-and-gillz-closed-owing-workers-1-4-million-in-severance/ | Lucky Brands, American Eagle, Hanesbrands, and Gillz | |||
62 | Garment | 26-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | KD Fashion | Mexico | Garment workers in Santa Isabel Cholula, Puebla denounce layoffs | https://www.telediario.mx/economia/trabajadores-maquiladora-santa-isabel-cholula-denuncian-despidos | ||||
63 | Hosiery | 26-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Texlan Centre | Sri Lanka | Victory for newly unionised garment workers in Nike factory, Sri Lanka | https://cleanclothes.org/news/2024/victory-for-newly-unionised-garment-workers-in-nike-factory | Nike | |||
64 | Embroidery | 26-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: other | Vietnam | Baby's fingers crushed in embroidery machine in home workshop | https://vietq.vn/dap-nat-2-ngon-tay-do-cho-tay-vao-may-theu-quan-ao-d219059.html | 0 | 1 | |||
65 | Warehouse/logistics | 25-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Spain | Fire in a textile warehouse in Cocentaina | https://alcoyinforma.es/incendio-en-ina-nave-textil-en-cocentaina/ | 0 | 0 | |||
66 | Textile | 25-Feb-2024 | Wages | Traful Newen Textile | Argentina | Textile workers demand that the government of Neuquén comply with the agreement signed 7 years ago | https://www.laizquierdadiario.com/Obreras-textiles-reclaman-al-gobierno-de-Neuquen-que-cumpla-el-acuerdo-firmado-hace-7-anos | ||||
67 | Spinning | 24-Feb-2024 | Wages | Ningxia Hengfeng Textile Technology Co. | China | Workers at Ningxia Hengfeng Textile Technology strike over wage arrears | https://twitter.com/YesterdayBigcat/status/1761273577050083455 | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/CN2023150EN2FTC | |||
68 | Thread/yarn | 22-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Fire at Demra yarn factory doused | https://businesspostbd.com/national/fire-at-demra-yarn-factory-doused | 0 | 0 | |||
69 | Textile waste | 22-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Bangladesh | Fire breaks out in Gazipur jhut warehouse | https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/fire-breaks-out-in-gazipur-jhut-warehouse/131396 | 0 | 0 | |||
70 | Home textiles (e.g. sheets and towels) | 22-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | Massive fire breaks out a textile factory in Mumbai | https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/massive-fire-breaks-at-a-textile-factory-in-mumbai-video-article-107892823 | 0 | 0 | |||
71 | Textile | 21-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Estampados Rotativos | Argentina | Estampados Rotativos suspends staff for 30 days | https://ladransanchoweb.com.ar/estampados-rorativos-suspendio-a-su-personal-por-30-dias/ | ||||
72 | Garment | 21-Feb-2024 | Wages | Impress Clothing Limited, Faiza Fashion Limited, Ravi 1999 Fashion Ltd, CTG Clothing Limited, Fashion Studio Ltd, Gal Fashion Ltd, Leicester Garments Limited, Alpha Clothing Ltd, Ace Clothing (Leic) Ltd. | UK | 10 Leicester garment factories among more than 500 companies named by the government for not paying minimum wage to staff | https://www.nationalworld.com/news/greggs-easyjet-more-than-500-companies-named-by-government-not-paying-minimum-wage-to-staff-4526838 | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/GB2021217ZN9Y9W, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/GB2021097JWGHV8, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/GB2021147VFJW4P, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/GB2021147TB0JWD, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/GB20211479STJDN, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/GB2021097HZHXSN | |||
73 | Thread/yarn | 20-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Gildan Yarns | USA | Machine catches fire at yarn-spinning plant in Salisbury | https://news.yahoo.com/clothing-manufacturing-plant-catches-fire-181724873.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9reW5hLWludGVsLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIgosYozes5CmPrev0fAgxMbIxOJPoKLhdJnNUlNfMU-MwkzfVfe8rZ-KGKFnCAp-5rUf6L7Vc8YPn6Mx3sw_7vnpOD2ZOjdq83BWIaEiJlOcfd7lnajnkc2LBicNMzJ24CqRxAc-IMkYVmWfHNc6ndLBiFOFtv1Fo7avRVVTbWa | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/US2022192Z1J1S6 | 0 | 0 | |
74 | Warehouse/logistics | 18-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | SAS BKAM | France | A clothing warehouse destroyed by fire near Toulouse | https://actu.fr/occitanie/l-union_31561/l-image-un-entrepot-detruit-par-un-incendie-pres-de-toulouse-ce-qu-il-faut-savoir_60714897.html | 0 | 0 | ||
75 | Garment | 18-Feb-2024 | Wages | KVAT Garment Company Limited | Vietnam | Work stoppage in Binh Duong: 123 workers hand in resignation | https://laodongcongdoan.vn/vu-ngung-viec-o-binh-duong-hon-100-cong-nhan-nop-don-xin-nghi-viec-103361.htmlq | ||||
76 | Thread/yarn | 17-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Turkey | Explosion in Uşak textile factory, one dead | https://www.izgazete.net/usakta-tekstil-fabrikasinda-patlama-1-isci-hayatini-kaybetti | 1 | 0 | |||
77 | Textile | 17-Feb-2024 | Wages | Melike Tekstil | Turkey | Melike Tekstil workers reach agreement on wage raise, return to work | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/510978/melike-tekstil-iscileri-kazanimlar-elde-ederek-isbasi-yapti | ||||
78 | Brand | 17-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Nike | Global | Nike to cut about 2% jobs to lower costs as demand weakens | https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/nike-plans-cut-over-1600-jobs-wsj-2024-02-16/ | Nike | |||
79 | Textile | 17-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: other | Turkey | Textile workers' bus overturns in Batman, 10 injured | https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/batmanda-isci-servisi-devrildi-10-yarali,EvVEQHOwnEmGuaZvxbI_Qg | 0 | 10 | |||
80 | Textile | 16-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Durak Tekstil | Turkey | 6 workers who were members of the union were fired at Durak Tekstil in Bursa | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/510910/bursada-durak-tekstilde-sendikaya-uye-olan-6-isci-isten-atildi | ||||
81 | Textile | 16-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Textil Rio Grande | Argentina | The crisis continues in the textile sector | https://www.actualidadtdf.com.ar/sigue-la-crisis-en-el-sector-textil/ | ||||
82 | Garment | 15-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Sumithra Hasalak | Sri Lanka | Garment workers in Sri Lanka attacked by employer | https://www.industriall-union.org/garment-workers-in-sri-lanka-attacked-by-employer | ASDA, Superdry and Dillard’s. | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/LK2019083VKF4EX?sort_by=contributors_desc | ||
83 | Garment | 14-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Akar Tekstil (Akar Textile) | Turkey | H&M drops Türkiye factory as supplier after ‘armed assault’ on union leader | https://www.just-style.com/news/hm-drops-turkiye-factory-as-supplier-after-armed-assault-on-union-leader/ | H&M | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2019172Y5TA03?sort_by=contributors_desc | 0 | 1 |
84 | Garment retail | 14-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | John Lewis | UK | John Lewis workers dish out abusive comments as they await staff cuts | https://www.theindustry.fashion/john-lewis-workers-dish-out-abusive-comments-as-they-await-staff-cuts/ | John Lewis | |||
85 | Garment | 14-Feb-2024 | Wages | India | Indian garment workers protest delay in wage increase | https://www.industriall-union.org/indian-garment-workers-protest-delay-in-wage-increase | |||||
86 | Garment | 11-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Egypt | Fire in Port Said clothing factory brought under control | https://www.shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=11022024&id=5c5dbc0f-85ae-452f-83d2-e74d4935da7e | 0 | 0 | |||
87 | Footwear/shoes | 11-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | Fire breaks out at shoe factory in Delhi's Alipur | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/fire-breaks-out-at-shoe-factory-in-delhis-alipur/articleshow/107598457.cms | 0 | 0 | |||
88 | Textile | 10-Feb-2024 | Wages | Bulut Tekstil | Turkey | Workers in 3 Antep textile factories strike over low wage rise | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/510339/antepte-4-fabrikada-isciler-dusuk-zamma-karsi-uretimi-durdurdu | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2020191RD1MBT | |||
89 | Textile | 10-Feb-2024 | Wages | Burteks | Turkey | Workers in 3 Antep textile factories strike over low wage rise | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/510339/antepte-4-fabrikada-isciler-dusuk-zamma-karsi-uretimi-durdurdu | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR20230940AZHTE | |||
90 | Textile | 10-Feb-2024 | Wages | Zafer Tekstil | Turkey | Workers in 3 Antep textile factories strike over low wage rise | https://www.evrensel.net/haber/510339/antepte-4-fabrikada-isciler-dusuk-zamma-karsi-uretimi-durdurdu | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2019259XFT5DT, https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2021182PBD15A | |||
91 | Garment | 9-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Delta Staff Manufacturing (Apparel International) | Mexico | Garment workers in Nazareno Mexico vote for independent union | https://www.maquilasolidarity.org/en/garment-workers-nazareno-mexico-vote-independent-union | ||||
92 | Garment retail | 9-Feb-2024 | GBVH | Missy Empire | UK | ‘Toxic environment’: former staff of UK fashion retailer allege culture of bullying | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/09/uk-fashion-retailer-missy-empire | ||||
93 | Garment | 8-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | Crony Apparels Limited | Bangladesh | Gas pipeline explosion leaves 14 apparel workers injured in Narayangan | https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/338986/gas-pipeline-explosion-leaves-14-apparel-workers | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2022300WC0F7D ; https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD20191766M5FP4 | 0 | 14 | |
94 | Garment | 8-Feb-2024 | Wages | Abanit Colour Tex Ltd (Crony Group) | Bangladesh | Workers of Abanti Colour Tex Ltd strike in Narayanganj over backpay | https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2zke52488f | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2019241256YMR | |||
95 | Garment | 8-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Detroit Denim Co. | USA | Custom jeans maker Detroit Denim Co. shuts down | https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/denim-brands/custom-jeans-maker-detroit-denim-co-shuts-down-made-in-usa-eric-yelsma-493074/ | ||||
96 | Footwear/shoes | 7-Feb-2024 | Freedom of Association | Pontus Footwear | Cambodia | Union win at Pontus Footwear | https://www.industriall-union.org/union-win-at-pontus-footwear | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH201908328GRTP | |||
97 | Garment | 7-Feb-2024 | Wages | Milat Hali | Turkey | Milat Hali workers walk off job after wage demands not met | https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/antepte-zam-talepleri-karsilanmayan-milat-hali-iscileri-is-birakti-haber-1667669 | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/TR2019083YBHEGN | |||
98 | Multiple: e.g. textile, garment, footwear, travel goods and bags | 7-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Cambodia | Workers of 11 more GFT factories to get allowance | https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501435694/workers-of-11-more-gft-factories-to-get-allowance/ | |||||
99 | Home textiles (e.g. sheets and towels) | 6-Feb-2024 | Health and safety: fire, building collapse & boiler explosions | India | Fire in textile factory burns fabric and thread to ashes | https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/karnal/karnal-fire-in-textile-factory-thread-and-cloth-turned-into-ashes-2024-02-06 | 0 | 0 | |||
100 | Garment | 6-Feb-2024 | Employment, industry change, factory closures | Trax Apparel | Cambodia | Successful Remediation at Adidas Supplier in Cambodia | https://www.workersrights.org/commentary/successful-remediation-at-adidas-supplier-in-cambodia/ | adidas (article) | https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/KH2019098D7C6VH |