"With clothing companies that will be offering discounted Black Friday deals this week relying heavily on the labor of tens of millions underpaid and overworked garment workers across the Global South, two reports by the human rights group Amnesty International make the case that ensuring these employees are afforded the right to organize their workplaces is key to ending worker exploitation across the fashion industry."
"The organization interviewed 64 garment workers in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan from 2023-24, including 12 union organizers and labor rights activists, for its report titled Stitched Up, about the denial of freedom of association for workers in the four countries. Two-thirds of the workers Amnesty interviewed were women, reflecting the fact that the garment workforce is mainly female, and many described the long hours, poverty wages, and abusive working conditions that the industry is known for."
Clothing companies offering discounted Black Friday deals rely heavily on tens of millions of underpaid, overworked garment workers across the Global South. Amnesty International interviewed 64 garment workers in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan in 2023–24, including 12 union organizers and labor rights activists, about denial of freedom of association. Two-thirds of interviewed workers were women, and many described long hours, poverty wages, and abusive conditions. Workers reported a climate of fear, with widespread threats of retaliation, harassment, dismissal, and violence against organizers and protesters. Ensuring the right to organize and protecting union activity is essential to ending exploitation across the fashion industry supply chain.
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