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Why Protecting Fashion’s Factory Workers Is Harder Than Ever

Apparel manufacturers are limiting access to third parties, including regulators and auditors, raising concerns about fair labour practises and safe workplaces.
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In March, as the global fashion supply chain ground to a halt, factory owners raised the alarm about cancelled orders and missed payments. For their workers, it was a “disaster in the making,” said Scott Nova, executive director of Workers Rights Consortium, a labour rights organisation.

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