Fair Labor Association

05/14/2026

Next month, we're heading to New York City for Innovation Forum’s Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA, happening June 3-4.

Our Vice President, Research & Development Tiffany Rogers will be moderating a session on one of the most pressing tensions in the industry right now: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭-𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨?

As climate impacts displace garment workers and cost-cutting pressures mount, the E and S in ESG cannot be treated as separate agendas.The session will dig into what a actually looks like in practice.

Use code FLA10 for an exclusive discount when you register 🔗 https://innovationforum.co.uk/conferences/sustainable-apparel-and-textiles-conference-usa/registration/

05/13/2026

📽️ Last week, our Tiffany Rogers was on the Ignite Stage at the Global Fashion Agenda's to talk about and what workers need beyond equitable wages — like access to healthcare and skills development.

Full recap of the Summit coming 🔜

05/11/2026

Our unique model of collaboration with companies, labor and civil society organizations, and universities means that our members are making tangible changes in business policy and practice that benefit workers around the world.

Hear what three of our (s)—Öz İplik İş Sendikası, Boston University, and SanMar—have to say 👇

05/08/2026

If you weren’t able to attend our webinar last week centered on gender-responsive health protection, you can now watch it on YouTube 🎥

During the session on April 29, FEMNET and SÜDWIND Institute introduced their project, the Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) to Improve the Health of Women in Precarious Employment in the Garment and Footwear Industry in India and Indonesia.

Our Social Compliance Senior Manager, EMEA Gülden Ülker and Senior Program Officer, Social Compliance Tzlil Rubinstein also presented FLA’s 2026 Gender Workplan, which includes gender equity commitments and initiatives to address issues like gender-based violence and harassment.

Gender-responsive health protection

05/07/2026

Come join our international team! 💼 We’re currently hiring for two positions: a Collegiate Programs Associate and a temporary Program Officer, Social Compliance.

Learn more about these roles and how to apply on our Career Center 🔗 https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=c6f14a31-8de0-45d7-b429-a90525d403c0&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US

05/06/2026

At Innovation Forum’s Sustainable Apparel and Textile Conference in Amsterdam last week, our Senior Vice President of Social Compliance Mari-lou Dupont moderated two separate sessions.

The first centered on and why worker welfare starts but doesn’t end with decent pay, while the second featured a engaging discussion on how to engage, respond, and remediate with local context and sensitivity.

We’re glad we had the chance to participate in another great Innovation Forum event. Next up: the US edition of the Sustainable Apparel and Textile Conference in New York City in June. More details coming 🔜

05/05/2026

We partnered with İyi Pamuk Uygulamaları Derneği (IPUD) — Better Cotton Initiative's implementing partner in Türkiye — to deliver a two-day training-of-trainers last month in Şanlıurfa, one of the country's largest cotton-producing regions.

Twenty-three field agronomists and technical specialists deepened their knowledge of international labor standards, human rights due diligence, indicators, and gender-responsive grievance mechanisms, building the practical skills needed to integrate these topics into their daily farmer and farmworker outreach.

Participants left with concrete plans to embed what they learned into field visits and farmer trainings, marking a meaningful step toward stronger implementation of Better Cotton's Criterion 5 regarding social requirements on the ground. This training is part of our broader commitment to building lasting local capacity, ensuring that 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁.

05/04/2026

📣 We’re excited to announce that Anna Lee Nabors is the 2026 Biel Fellow for International Labor Rights

The Eric Biel Fellowship honors the contribution of late FLA Senior Advisor Eric Biel to furthering international labor rights by providing an opportunity for law or graduate students to pursue practical work experience and contribute to the advancement of labor rights.

Anna Lee, a MBA/MS dual degree student in Business and Sustainability at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, focuses on the intersection between corporate governance and global sustainability movements, with a particular interest in natural resource management and human rights. She has contributed to research, data collection, and stakeholder engagement at organizations including the World Benchmarking Alliance and Ranking Digital Rights.

Learn more about Anna Lee and the fellowship on our website 🌐 https://www.fairlabor.org/fla-selects-anna-lee-nabors-as-2026-eric-biel-fellow-for-international-labor-rights/

05/01/2026

Freedom of association and collective bargaining are integral to worker empowerment and give workers a voice to ask for what they need.

On and every day, companies committed to decent and humane working conditions in their global supply chains must recognize and respect workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

04/30/2026

Don’t miss our upcoming webinar with Tearfund introducing the HREDD self-assessment approach ⏰ In one week, our Richa Mittal will be moderating a discussion between Lorraine Tew, Maxime Belingheri, Nishanthini Terumalai, Aude Ucla, and Michael Okok.

Over the course of their discussion, the panelists will cover Tearfund and FLA’s approaches to HREDD reviews and outline what companies can expect after completing the process. Representatives from participating companies will also be sharing their experience using these tools.

This session will be particularly helpful for companies aiming to increase the recycled content of their products and packaging ♻️ and considering the impact on waste pickers.

RSVP ⬇️ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MBYyioDwR7OpHpXMHwDvzw #/registration

🗓️ On May 7, we're hosting a webinar with Tearfund to introduce the Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) self-assessment approach and its growing importance for companies.

During the session, we'll walk through TF and FLA’s approaches to reviews, highlighting their similarities and complementarities, and outlining what companies can expect after completing the process.

Panelists will explain how our tools together help businesses systematically identify, manage, prevent and reduce human rights and environmental risks across their operations and supply chains. ➕ Plus, we'll hear from companies about their experiences using these tools.

RSVP 👇
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MBYyioDwR7OpHpXMHwDvzw #/registration

04/29/2026

Earlier this month, several members of our leadership team visited Accredited Fanatics in Tampa, Florida. President and CEO, Jeff Vockrodt, Vice President of Research and Development Tiffany Rogers, and Director of Civil Society Engagement, Andrea Ackerman met with Sr. Director, Labor and Human Rights Alex Katz and Sr. Sustainability Manager, Brand Responsibility Patsorn (Tat) Udomritthiruj.

The visit included a site visit of Fanatics’ Hoover Facility in Tampa, followed by rich discussion on the FLA’s 2026 priorities and Fanatics’ program priorities, goals, and action plans for their supply chain.