Unprecedented levels of global trade disruption and uncertainty triggered by COVID-19 make reliable forecasting all but impossible. Nevertheless, observations of trends point to several probable outcomes of this still unfolding global crisis. The near-shoring trend of 2019 can be expected to continue and accelerate. With the current crisis further underscoring the risk of supply chains keeping […]
Jailed for a Facebook post: garment workers’ rights at risk during Covid-19
Global fashion brands urged to speak out after arrest of factory employee fuels fears that rights are eroded during pandemic On the evening of 31 March, at the height of the Covid-19 epidemic, Soy Sros, a young Cambodian garment worker, took out her phone and posted a message on Facebook. The Cambodian garment sector was in […]