{"id":321,"date":"2021-08-12T13:21:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T19:23:14","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section header-impact  header-impact--dark-blue\">\n    <div class=\"header-impact__inner\">\n        <div class=\"header-impact__col\">\n            <h1 class=\"header-impact__title\">Issues<\/h1>\n                     <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"rich-text section\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\" fade-animate \"  data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">FLA prioritizes certain issues for enhanced guidance, training, advocacy, and other remediation measures.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Some issues, such as COVID-19, require short-term attention and then fade into the normal workstream. Other issues, such as child labor or forced labor, are systemic and become a consistent part of daily work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Learn about the issues FLA highlights for extra attention by members.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section sign-posts\" data-dc-animate>\n                                <div class=\"sign-posts__inner sign-posts__inner--2-columns  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/issues\/child-labor\/\" target=\"\">View Child labor<\/a>\n    <img class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/childfield.png 543w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/childfield-150x99.png 150w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/childfield.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/childfield.png\",\"width\":543,\"height\":358}<\/script>\n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Child labor<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/issues\/forced-labor\/\" target=\"\">View Forced labor <\/a>\n    <img class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-764x573.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-566x425.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-600x450.jpg 600w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1920}<\/script>\n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Forced labor <\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sign-posts__inner sign-posts__inner--2-columns  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/issues\/living-wage\/\" target=\"\">View Living wage<\/a>\n    <img class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers.png 1158w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers-150x109.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers-764x556.png 764w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers-566x412.png 566w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers-600x436.png 600w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bangladesh-factory-workers.png\",\"width\":1158,\"height\":842}<\/script>\n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Living wage<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/issues\/supply-chain-transparency\/\" target=\"\">View Supply chain transparency<\/a>\n    <img class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-1920x1437.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-1440x1077.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-764x572.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-566x424.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09-600x449.jpg 600w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Factory-Photo-09.jpg\",\"width\":2288,\"height\":1712,\"caption\":\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\"}<\/script>\n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Supply chain transparency<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-panel cta-panel--subtitle\" data-dc-animate>\n    <h4 class=\"cta-panel__subtitle\">Strategic Projects<\/h4>\n    <h3 class=\"cta-panel__header  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">Learn about FLA&#039;s collaborative work to address pressing labor rights issues.<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"cta-panel__btn  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/about-us\/strategic-projects\/\" class=\"btn\" title=\"View Strategic Projects\">View Strategic Projects<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section news-cards news-cards--grey-theme\" data-dc-animate>\n            <h2 class=\"h2 news-cards__title  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">FLA News<\/h2>\n    \n    <ul class=\"news-cards__inner  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                    <li class=\"news-card news-card--grey-theme\" >\n    <div class=\"news-card__top\">\n                                            <span class=\"news-card__tag\">Fair Compensation<\/span>\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"news-card__tag news-card__tag--num\" data-dc-news-card-topic>+1\n                <div data-dc-news-card-list style=\"display:none\">\n                        <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-list\">\n                                                                                                                <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Fair Labor<\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <h3 class=\"news-card__title\">Fair Labor Association to join Innovation Forum\u2019s Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference 2026<\/h3>\n    <span class=\"news-card__date\">November 20, 2025<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"icon news-card__icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-forward\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n    <a class=\"news-card__link\" aria-label=\"More details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/fla-to-join-innovation-forums-sustainable-apparel-and-textiles-conference\/\">View Fair Labor Association to join Innovation Forum\u2019s Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference 2026<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n                    <li class=\"news-card news-card--grey-theme\" >\n    <div class=\"news-card__top\">\n                                    <svg class=\"icon news-card__flag\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" focusable=\"false\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"#icon-eg\"><\/use>\n                <\/svg>\n                            <svg class=\"icon news-card__flag\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" focusable=\"false\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"#icon-in\"><\/use>\n                <\/svg>\n                            <svg class=\"icon news-card__flag\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" focusable=\"false\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"#icon-tr\"><\/use>\n                <\/svg>\n                                                        <span class=\"news-card__tag\">Child Labor<\/span>\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"news-card__tag news-card__tag--num\" data-dc-news-card-topic>+3\n                <div data-dc-news-card-list style=\"display:none\">\n                        <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-list\">\n                                                                                                                <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Health Safety &amp; Environment<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Responsible Recruitment<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Upstream Supply Chains<\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <h3 class=\"news-card__title\">FLA\u2019s Harvesting the Future wins Gold Anthem Award<\/h3>\n    <span class=\"news-card__date\">November 18, 2025<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"icon news-card__icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-forward\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n    <a class=\"news-card__link\" aria-label=\"More details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/flas-harvesting-the-future-wins-gold-anthem-award\/\">View FLA\u2019s Harvesting the Future wins Gold Anthem Award<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n                    <li class=\"news-card news-card--grey-theme\" >\n    <div class=\"news-card__top\">\n                                    <svg class=\"icon news-card__flag\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" focusable=\"false\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"#icon-de\"><\/use>\n                <\/svg>\n                                                        <span class=\"news-card__tag\">Fair Compensation<\/span>\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"news-card__tag news-card__tag--num\" data-dc-news-card-topic>+3\n                <div data-dc-news-card-list style=\"display:none\">\n                        <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-list\">\n                                                                                                                <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Fair Labor<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Human Rights Due Diligence<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"news-card__tooltip-tag\">Responsible Recruitment<\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <h3 class=\"news-card__title\">FLA members and stakeholders engage in Berlin\u00a0around\u00a0pressing global labor rights issues<\/h3>\n    <span class=\"news-card__date\">November 4, 2025<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"icon news-card__icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-forward\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n    <a class=\"news-card__link\" aria-label=\"More details\" 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