Methods & Sources of Information

The database consists of cases of labor rights violations and environmental pollution that have been publicly reported or submitted and verified by our project partners. A list of publicly available sources that are regularly scanned can be found below. In individual cases, additional sources (e.g. for verification) are consulted.

All sources used can be found in the individual case descriptions.

Our sources are

• GoBlue-Newsletter
• China Labour Bulletin: Mapping Worker Activism and Work Safety in China
• Fair Wear Foundation
• Fair Labour Association Factory Assessment
• Sourcing Journal News
• Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC)
• Clean Clothes Campaign – internal case list (for campaign members only)
• RMG Sustainability Council
• Wage Indicator Decent Work Check