In a survey of garment-sewing contractors and manufacturers in Southern California, 80% were found to be violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Labor Department said.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Elizabeth Paton of The New York Times about the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest accident in the history of the garment industry.

Businesses located in Guangzhou’s Panyu district, home of once-bustling workshops that supply the Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein, have gone quiet.

Garment workers in Los Angeles describe the "modern-day slavery" of sweatshops: "They paid us like 5 and 6 cents for a piece." ...

A survey of garment-sewing contractors in Southern California found that some workers were making as little as $1.58 per hour.