Factory Training Materials - Basic modules
For Development Organizations
"Global trade unions and international apparel retailers who were signatories to the former Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh on Wednesday renewed their agreement to continue legally-bi ...
"The Fair Labor Association (FLA) documents significant increases in net wages – ranging from 29 percent to 57 percent over a three-year period – in a new report released today. The increases allowed ...
"Indian researchers have developed an improved water management system that can completely reuse dye wastewater from textile industries, eliminating its toxicity and making it suitable for domestic an ...
"The Covid-19 epidemic in the city of Putian, Fujian, is impacting tens of thousands of people, along with the possible suspension of factories in Xianyou County, the epicenter of the epidemic. [...] ...
"Evoking collective memory of the fire that caused over 250 preventable deaths nine years ago, 15 human and labour rights organisations are jointly urging EU policymakers to address the systemic issue ...
"Seven textile and garment enterprises located in Tien Giang province have petitioned the Prime Minister, the People's Committee of Tien Giang province, and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association ...
"The BGMEA wants more time to repay stimulus loans, with leaders asking finance ministry Abdur Rauf Talukder if they can repay the loan in 36 installments instead of 18 at a meeting on Tuesday. [...] ...
"Around 84 per cent of the garment workers are concerned about the current state of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, according to a survey revealed today. South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) and M ...
"Our vision is to boldly transform the world of fashion and textiles for a better more sustainable planet." ...
Shoe manufacturer Rieker Vietnam, which employs more than 10,000 workers, has been requested to halt production at two facilities by the People's Committee of Quang Nam province after a workers tested ...
"But experts say this concerns German entities more than Bangladeshi ones. Bangladesh businesses will have to ensure the protection of basic human rights and the environment in production to keep trad ...
"The court says there is no money to continue paying Dielmar's 244 workers. August and September salaries paid with State support and a loan from Banco de Fomento. [...] Dielmar was one of the largest ...
"[After local residents complained about a wastewater leak from the 29 March garment factory in Da Nang, the company responded.] According to Huynh Van Chinh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ...
"In order to bring the country into a new normal, Laos has begun to allow garment factories that meet COVID-19 prevention and control requirements to resume operations. Accordingly, these factories mu ...
"Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference – or COP26 – in Glasgow later this month, more information about the workings of a budding new fashion industry taskforce is coming into view. Fi ...
"A new investigative report hopes to clear cotton’s name, debunking misinformation in the cotton sector. The report, “Cotton: A Case Study in Misinformation,” was released Thursday by nonprofit Transf ...
"Workers who have registered so far belong to diverse occupations, such as construction, apparel manufacturing, fishing, gig and platform work, street vending as well as domestic work. Nearly half of ...
"Inhuman working conditions, child labor, poisoned rivers and, last but not least, the fire in Rana Plaza , in which more than 1000 people died: Made in Bangladesh has a bad reputation among the publi ...
"The Executive Committee of the Grassroots Trade Union at Dai Nghia Garment Export Co., Ltd cooperated with the Vocational School of the Hanoi Trade Union to organize 24 training courses on occupation ...
"The Joint Statement issued by the G7 countries at the G7 Trade Track on Forced Labour. We, the G7 Trade Ministers, share and are guided by the concern expressed by our Leaders in Carbis Bay in 2021 r ...
"With the global refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, multinational companies need to consider how their supply chain interacts with refugees, who are often more vulnerable to forced labor when ...
"More than 50 fashion industry initiatives, brands and other stakeholders have come together to call on the COP26 summit to recognise the role that fashion can play in mitigating climate change. Organ ...
"Today, the American Apparel & Footwear Association published a Mandarin translation of its Health & Safety Guidelines for Workers in Denim Finishing report, a comprehensive guidance dedicated to help ...
"After a year of collaborative development, Textile Exchange and TextileGenesis are pleased to announce the pilot release of Textile Exchange’s Electronic Trackit “eTrackit” program – a digital system ...
"Do you see a rise in nearshoring for the apparel/fashion industry as a result of the pandemic? Is Latin America benefitting out of it? Amid COVID-19, shipping crisis, and US-China tariff war, US fash ...
"The fashion industry has united with a call to action for COP26, to stress the urgent need for the world’s leaders to recognise the impactful role fashion can play in reaching net zero and climate go ...
"Consumer research commissioned by environmental non-profit WRAP indicates that 60 per cent of UK consumers want companies to take immediate action to tackle climate change, as well as do more to help ...
"This is a confidential analytical report on purchasing practices prepared for SanMar from supplier ratings submitted during the second quarter of the 2021 ratings cycle. The report details SanMar’s p ...