Nguyet Vu fled Vietnam in the 1980s, and after settling in Australia, the former bookkeeper ended up turning her hobby into a profession. "My cousin suggested I try sewing from home," Ms Vu said. "I ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Federal budget cuts have crippled a campaign to stamp out sweatshops and exploitation in Australia’s fashion supply chains, after the ...

It's urging Australians to buy only Australian-made clothing, so they're not indirectly involved in exploitation of workers. But retailers dispute the group's claim, and say the local manufacturing ...

When US President Donald Trump introduced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports the goal was to bring manufacturing back to American soil and protect local jobs. However, this process of re-shoring ...

In her garage among spools of candy-coloured thread, Ghet Ky sits, focused, at her sewing machine. At the height of the pandemic, at least one worker was asked to sew masks for 80 cents each Ethical ...