Peter Riley<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a>, 273,000 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garmentworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garmentworkers</span></a> make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nike</span></a> products, with a typical wage of just $1 per hour. Another 57,000 workers in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> make Nike products for around $1.18 per hour. Workers are not directly employed by Nike but work for factories that contract with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sportswear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sportswear</span></a> company. Nike reported $51.4 billion in revenue in 2024.</p><p>The workers taught passersby an Indonesian chant: “Hidup Buruh,” or “Long live the workers.”</p><p><a href="https://nwlaborpress.org/2025/06/garment-workers-confront-nike-over-wages/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nwlaborpress.org/2025/06/garme</span><span class="invisible">nt-workers-confront-nike-over-wages/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingPoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingPoor</span></a></p>
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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 24, 2013: An eight-story garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed. The disaster killed 1,129 workers and injured 2,515. A day earlier, someone noticed cracks in the structure. However, factory officials, who had contracts with Benneton and other major U.S. labels, insisted the workers return to the job.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplacedeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workplacedeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GarmentWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarmentWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplacesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workplacesafety</span></a></p>
World news | The Guardian<p>‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s tariffs <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/04/lesotho-garment-workers-reel-trump-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/global-develop</span><span class="invisible">ment/2025/apr/04/lesotho-garment-workers-reel-trump-tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Internationaltrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internationaltrade</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Globaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Globaldevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Garmentworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garmentworkers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Globaleconomy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumptariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lesotho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesotho</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour” </p><p><a href="https://restofworld.org/2025/bangladesh-garment-factories-automation-surveillance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">restofworld.org/2025/banglades</span><span class="invisible">h-garment-factories-automation-surveillance/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> (Next: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indonesia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Burma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morocco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tunisia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunisia</span></a> )<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garmentworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garmentworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Nation Garment Workers federation Bangladesh <a href="https://ngwfbd.com/achievements/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ngwfbd.com/achievements/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garmentworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garmentworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGWF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGWF</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>1/3 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFashion</span></a> exploits <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GarmentWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarmentWorkers</span></a> and fuels the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>The world’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GarmentWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarmentWorkers</span></a> are on the frontlines of climate impacts</p><p>To expose how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is impacting workers throughout <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fashion</span></a>’s supply chain, The Fuller Project tracked products from several brands — including Walmart, Primark, H&M, Gap, and Old Navy — across several countries. At each stage, women play a vital role in the global business of fashion yet their livelihoods — and lives — are being increasingly threatened by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://grist.org/labor/the-worlds-garment-workers-are-on-the-frontlines-of-climate-impacts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/labor/the-worlds-gar</span><span class="invisible">ment-workers-are-on-the-frontlines-of-climate-impacts/</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 24, 2013: An eight-story garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed. The disaster killed 1,129 workers and injured 2,515. A day earlier, someone noticed cracks in the structure. However, factory officials, who had contracts with Benneton and other major U.S. labels, insisted the workers return to the job.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkplaceDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GarmentWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarmentWorkers</span></a></p>
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