There was little hope for progress at the start of this year’s UN climate summit. The annual conference opened amid strong divisions over the future of fossil fuels, stalled climate finance pledges and the notable absence of one of the world’s largest emitters — the US. Ultimately the talks did yield some progress, though they’ll…
Hundreds of employees at dozens of fashion and beauty companies would be affected by the Trump administration’s new policy charging employers $100,000 for H-1B work visa applications, a BoF analysis of government data shows. The fee, announced by President Donald Trump last month, applies to a type of visa used to bring highly skilled workers…
US President Donald Trump blames Democrats for looming federal layoffs as shutdown enters fifth day. Published On 5 Oct 20255 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The White House has warned that mass layoffs of federal workers could begin if US President Donald Trump concludes that negotiations with congressional Democrats…
United States President Donald Trump on Friday dramatically ramped up the application fee for companies hiring employees on H-1B worker visas, the principal mechanism for firms to bring in workers with specialised skills from around the world in fields ranging from technology to teaching. The increase, to $100,000 per application, is meant to deter companies…
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun says he is ‘deeply concerned’ over detention of 300 South Koreans, while opposition calls it a ‘grave matter’. Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025 South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has ordered all-out efforts to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the country’s citizens in an immigration raid on a…
As star designer Jonathan Anderson prepared to make his Dior debut earlier this summer, brand CEO, Delphine Arnault, had a key word on her lips: “quality.” While the buzz around Anderson’s first men’s collection for the house focused on what it would reveal about Dior’s new creative direction, the duo knew it would take more…
Despite funding challenges, this year, the company has scaled from 350 to 750 artisans — primarily from vulnerable communities such as disabled individuals, sex workers, gender-based violence survivors and single mothers — who all earn fair wages and have access to healthcare, education, mental health support and childcare. At a time when luxury fashion is…
Garment factories in the US have been staffed by immigrants for generations, she says: southern and eastern European immigrants in the early twentieth century, Latin American and Asian immigrants in the twenty-first. “Unlike fashion design, garment production jobs are not glamorous positions to which many Americans aspire, but those jobs have long been rungs on…
A new report accuses fashion giants of not considering the welfare of workers affected by climate change in garment factories in Southeast Asia. Fashion brands including luxury label Hermes, sportswear giant Nike, and fast fashion chain H&M are in the hot seat amid new allegations of climate greenwashing after making commitments to slash carbon emissions…
After being forced to quit, Har Cheng* went to the Hong Kong food stall she had worked at for almost two decades, only to find out she had been replaced by imported labourers from mainland China. Feeling angry and mistreated, Cheng, 67, who helped wash dishes, clean tables and sell beers at the traditional dai…