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Brands Face New Pressure on Labour Rights

Activists and regulators are dialling up scrutiny on brands after fragile protections for garment workers collapsed under pandemic stress.
Garment workers protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh in March to demand wages due. Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
Garment workers protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh in March to demand wages due. Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

When the pandemic hit, fashion’s already fragile efforts to establish better protections for garment workers collapsed.

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