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Why apparel brands' efforts to police their supply chains aren't working

  • Written by Jason Judd, Executive Director, Cornell Univeristy ILR School New Conversations Project, Cornell University
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For years, apparel brands have promised to police their supply chains to root out unsafe conditions and worker abuse. But new research from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor...

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