H&M becomes the latest brand to cut ties with suppliers in Myanmar after Zara owner Inditex, Primark, Marks & Spencer, and others
H&M became the latest brand to cut ties with suppliers in the country after Zara owner Inditex, Primark, Marks & Spencer, and others.
“After careful consideration we have now taken the decision to gradually phase out our operations in Myanmar,” H&M said in an email to Reuters. In a report published Wednesday, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre said it had tracked 156 cases of alleged worker abuse in Myanmar garment factories from February 2022 to February 2023, up from 56 a year before, indicating a deterioration of workers’ rights.
Garment exports from Myanmar fell in the first five months of 2023, the World Bank said in a June report.“I regret H&M’s announcement, as it will have a negative impact on thousands of women workers in Myanmar,” said Vicky Bowman, director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business and former British ambassador to Myanmar.
H&M said its exit would follow a “responsible exit framework” developed by IndustriALL, a global union that has been campaigning for brands to stop doing business in the country, and that was cited by Inditex as a reason for its withdrawal.
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