Covid led to ‘brutal crackdown’ on garment workers' rights, says report

Brands including Primark, Zara and H&M accused of failing to protect workers at factories in Asia from union busting'

Some of Europe's biggest retailers, including Primark, Zara and H&M, are failing to stop Covid-19 being used as a pretext for union busting, human rights activists are warning.

Millions of garment workers in some of the poorest parts of Asia have lost their jobs since coronavirus shutdowns hit the retail industry worldwide.