Vogue Business – What happens after a brand is called out for worker exploitation?
Non-profit Transparentem uncovered evidence of abuses in the Taiwanese supply chains of several major fashion brands. One response stood out as a rare example of long-term remediation that puts workers before PR.
Unraveling Organic and Ethical Cotton: What They Really Mean and a Path to Improvement
In the fashion and textile industry, certified organic and ethical cotton are often promoted as sustainable and socially responsible alternatives to conventional cotton. These certifications appeal to conscious consumers, but do they always deliver on their promises, or can they obscure the realities of cotton production? Transparentem’s recent investigation into farming practices in India—one of […]
Watch Transparentem’s OECD Side Session Panel, “High Risks and Important Opportunities in the Indian Cotton Sector”
Transparentem hosted a virtual side session at the 2025 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector to address critical issues of childlabor and forcedlabor risks in Indian cotton at the raw materials level of the supply chain. This session highlighted Transparentem’s investigation into labor abuses in organic and conventional cotton farms […]
Business of Fashion – Why Can’t Fashion Eliminate Labour Exploitation From Its Supply Chains?
Brands like Patagonia, Nike and Lululemon have been working for years to address the exploitation of migrant workers at key fabric suppliers in Taiwan. Despite some progress, the issue has persisted.
Business of Fashion – ‘Ethical’ Cotton Is Being Picked by Child Labourers in India, Watchdog Finds
A new report has linked businesses supplying companies including Zara-owner Inditex, H&M Group, Gap Inc. and Amazon to incidents of forced labour and debt bondage on Indian cotton farms.
BHRRC: “Limited Progress Toward Remediation and Lack of Transparency by Some Global Apparel Brands | Transparentem Rejoinder to Company Responses to BHRRC”
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, “Since the publication of Transparentem’s December 2023 report describing interviewed workers’ experience of poor labor conditions, including evidence of forced labor indicators, at four apparel manufacturers in Mauritius, we remain very troubled by insufficient remediation of past harms identified by workers — including the lack of repayment of recruitment […]
