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“Unboxing Marketplace Fashion” investigates the labour conditions behind small fashion brands selling via Amazon Marketplace. Through case studies of three products traced to factories in Pakistan, the report reveals wage violations, excessive working hours, missing contracts and social security, and suppressed union rights. It highlights how the hidden nature of sellers increases risk of exploitation, and urges mandatory due diligence, seller transparency and stronger regulation to safeguard workers’ rights.

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This report by China Labor Watch exposes labor rights violations in factories supplying SHEIN, including chronic overtime, safety hazards, underpayment, and lack of transparency. It emphasizes structural risks connected to fast-fashion business models and urges greater oversight, worker empowerment, and supply chain accountability.

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This report investigates how social auditing firms often fail to protect workers, highlighting cases where audits are superficial, inspections are infrequent or manipulated, and violations persist despite compliance claims. It underscores systemic weaknesses in auditing practices and calls for stronger regulation, increased transparency, and worker participation to ensure audits deliver real improvements.

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The report “Overworked and Underpaid” investigates working conditions in eight garment export factories in Pakistan. It documents excessive overtime, wage theft, underpayment below legal and living wage standards, and the denial of social security and union rights. With its structured analysis and concrete recommendations for brands and regulators, it serves as a practical tool for advocacy, monitoring, and supply chain accountability.

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The Circularity Gap Report 2025 gives a comprehensive, data-rich overview of how far the world is from a circular economy. It reveals that only 6.9% of global material use is circular, while extraction and waste continue to rise. The report is structured with headline and sub-indicators, policy insights, and calls to action—making it a valuable tool for businesses and governments wanting to benchmark performance, set targets, and scale circular strategies.

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