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The Illusion of Choice: Labor Rights and Sustainable Business

Country: Global
Issues: Forced Labor, Health & Safety Violations

WRC Advances Workers’ Rights on Global Stages: OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector and United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2025 Highlights

Country: China, Global
Issues: Forced Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector The WRC shared our analysis and experience from the field at three side events during the 2025 OECD Forum. These discussions addressed due diligence, the realities of state-imposed forced labor, and the power of binding agreements in protecting worker rights. Recordings for two of…

US Olympic team sponsor caught in clothes factory ‘abuse’ scandal

Country: Jordan
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

Can we trust textile factory audits in China?

Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor

WRC Testimony for Hearing on Factories and Fraud: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible

Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor

Scott Nova, Executive Director of the Worker Rights Consortium, presented testimony to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s April 30, 2024, hearing: “WRC Testimony for Hearing on Factories and Fraud: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible.” This testimony includes recommendations related to audit methodological standards and recommends that Congress hold hearings in which it asks…