MASERU, Lesotho -- The deafening roar of hundreds of sewing machines has gone silent. Spools of thread in every color are covered in dust. The warehouse is dark and empty. In the tiny African nation ...
The first sign of trouble appeared last month after movers began hauling machinery out of a garment factory in the Sri Lankan suburb of Katunayake, the only one that Next operates in the South Asian ...
Bangladesh garment workers have been protesting in the Ashulia and Gazipur garment manufacturing areas for a minimum wage of Tk23,000. Credit: Shutterstock.
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