Tansy Hoskins is an award-winning writer and journalist specialising in the garment industry. She is the author of ‘Foot Work: What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World’ and ‘Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion’.
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Published in: Home: FeatureHeat stress fears for migrant workers persist ahead of Qatar World CupWith the tournament just months away, health experts say new heat stress legislation isn’t enough to protect workers
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureCan urban mining help to save the planet?Recycling rare metals from our waste could help us to reduce extractive mining. But urban mining's value depends on...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureViolence against women garment workers increased during pandemicWomen workers experienced more verbal, physical and sexual violence under COVID-19, reveals report into garment...
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Published in: ourEconomy: NewsReport says soldiers shot three dead at Myanmar factory making US cowboy bootsA labour rights organisation says the soldiers also arrested 17 outside the shoe factory – for asking for wages
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Published in: ourEconomy: Investigation'They left us starving': How the fashion industry abandoned its workersFashion brands must end exploitation in supply chains and offer fair salaries and working conditions, say industry experts.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationBehind the shine: how the jewellery trade relies on minerals tainted with deathLeading companies are turning a blind eye to violence, exploitation and environmental destruction in the global...