Garment Factories
The Cambodian Moms Sacrificing Their Health and Family to Make Your Clothes
They are the backbone of the country's garment industry—and its economy. But poor working conditions force many factory workers to live apart from their kids.
Dozens Charged With Murder Over Bangladesh Factory Collapse That Killed 1,137 Workers
The 41 people hit with murder charges on Monday include the owner of the Rana Plaza garment factory, his parents, and more than a dozen government officials. They could all face the death penalty.
Military Police Are Killing the Cambodians Who Make Your Clothes
Four people were killed and 21 more injured in Cambodia this morning, when police opened fire with AK-47s into a group of protesters.
Military Police Are Killing the Cambodians Who Make Your Clothes
Four people were killed and 21 more injured in Cambodia this morning, when police opened fire with AK-47s into a group of protesters. The deaths come after months of tension and escalating violence between the authorities and garment workers, who are...
The VICE Podcast Show - Dov Charney on Reforming the Global Garment Industry
This week on the podcast we sit down with American Apparel founder and chief executive officer Dov Charney, who makes the case for reforming the global garment industry. He calls for an international minimum wage to curb the exploitation of workers in...
Progress and Globalization in Bangladesh: The Tazreen Fashions Garment Factory Fire
The garment trade is at the forefront of the kind of industrial revolution that we are experiencing in Bangladesh today, which is why, if from the outside, we look like some Dickensian hellhole of sweatshops and smokestacks, the image is not altogether...
Cambodia Fashion Week
Charlet meets Opposition MP and self proclaimed "troublemaker" Mu Sochua who tells us about the horrific conditions in the local garment factories. Not happy with second-hand information, we head to the factories themselves and get on a truck filled...