In Asia, millions of garment workers have lost their jobs since coronavirus lockdowns hit the global retail industry. Big brands like Primark, Zara, and H&M are failing to protect their garment workers' rights, says the Business and Human Rights Resource Center’s (BHRCC) report.
The report says a "developing and widespread example of supplier’s factories seeming to target unionized garment laborers for removal".
As per the report, around 5,000 job losses are linked to union groups at nine factories in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, and India. Laborers state they have been unduly targeted because of union memberships.
