Updates

Pakistan: They make clothes for H&M; Pandemic lockdowns pushed them deep into poverty

Oct 22, 2021 —

Read more about Pakistan: They make clothes for H&M; Pandemic lockdowns pushed them deep into poverty

Retailers press for human rights and environmental checks on supply chains (The Guardian)

Oct 21, 2021 —

Read more about Retailers press for human rights and environmental checks on supply chains (The Guardian)

Pakistan: Rights groups to move court for inquiry into non-payment of workers’ wages

Oct 21, 2021 —

Read more about Pakistan: Rights groups to move court for inquiry into non-payment of workers’ wages

U.S. bars Malaysian glove maker Supermax over alleged labour abuses (Reuters)

Oct 21, 2021 —

Read more about U.S. bars Malaysian glove maker Supermax over alleged labour abuses (Reuters)

Studies measure gap between wages and food costs for Central American garment workers

Oct 18, 2021 —

Photo: Garment workers in Honduras. Solidarity Center.

In September 2021, the El Salvador-based Labour Research Team (Equipo de Investigaciónes Laborales - EIL) published its annual report comparing the cost of basic food items with the monthly minimum wages for maquila workers in Central America’s four garment-producing countries - Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Blanca Velázquez Díaz, a brilliant worker rights defender

Oct 14, 2021 —

Blanca attending a regional forum with Central American and
Mexican women’s organizations.

Blanca with colleagues from the Network of United Women’s Labour
Rights Defenders (Red DLUM) in October 2019.

Colectivo Raiz's tribute to Blanca.

On September 24, 2021, the MSN learned that our dear friend of twenty years, and internationally esteemed labour rights defender, Blanca Velázquez Díaz, had passed away from cancer. For 18 months, Blanca navigated this phase of her life with hope, determination and grace, accompanied by the love and solidarity of the labour rights community that she was instrumental in building in Mexico.