Amnesty International warned on Thursday that governments and the global fashion industry profit from the ongoing abuse of workers’ right to freedom of association in four major garment manufacturing hubs, claiming this violates international labor rights.

The organization based its findings on two reports documented between September 2023 and August 2024 across 20 garment factories in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

According to the first report , the rights group found that employers frequently threatened garment workers with dismissal, preventing them from joining a union and creating a climate of fear. Relatedly, women workers, who make up the majority of the fashion industry workforce, remain significantly underrepresented in factory management and face disproportion

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