Brands, factory owners and politicians accused on worker abuses

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Two new Amnesty International reports say an ‘unholy alliance’ is keeping garment workers in South Asia from being able to unionise and improve their wages

Indian textile factory workers in hot conditions.

LONDON - Amnesty International is accusing governments, factory owners and fashion brands of an “unholy alliance” that keeps garment workers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka underpaid, intimidated and largely unable to unionise.​​

The human rights non-profit today releases two reports - ‘Stitched Up: Denial of Freedom of Association for Garment Workers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka’ and ‘Abandoned by Fashion: The Urgent Need for Fashion Brands to Champion Worker Rights’ — on workers' rights abuses in the garment industry.

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