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Workers of 23 GFT factories to get allowance for job loss
Workers of 23 garment, footwear and travel goods factories whose labour contracts were suspended in July and August will be provided allowance as per the government policy, said the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT), yesterday.
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October 16, 2023
India Remakes its Model for Handling Textile Waste
India’s positioning as the world’s textile recycling hub rests heavily upon the small town of Panipat, an approximate two-hour drive from country’s capital city of New Delhi.
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October 16, 2023
Textile Recycling Industry in India 2023 | Market Size, Share, Trends & Forecast 2028
IMARC Group, a leading market research company, has recently releases report titled “ India Textile Recycling Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028 , ” The study provides a detailed analysis of the textile recycling industry in India ,...
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October 16, 2023
Binding Agreements Bring Change. So Why Aren’t US Brands Signing Them?
On Wednesday, Akter was in downtown Manhattan attending the unveiling of a new memorial for the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one of the worst disasters in New York City history and a galvanizing moment for the American labor rights movement.
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October 20, 2023
Overseas worker exploitation - how does this influence HR at home?
For organisations that have operations overseas, these responsibilities can sometimes become blurred, as companies outsource their labour to third parties, or exist in areas where labour laws are less strict or non-existent.
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October 20, 2023
RMG makers plan Tk9,000 monthly wages
The readymade garment (RMG) makers are planning to propose Tk 9,000 monthly wages for grade 7 workers to the Minimum Wages Board, despite the workers’ demand for Tk 23,000 per month.
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October 20, 2023
Guidelines for factories to prevent occupational hazards during floods
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has issued guidelines for garment factories to prevent occupational hazards from happening during flash floods.
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October 20, 2023
‘The missing link’: is textile recycling the answer to fashion’s waste crisis?
Millions of tonnes of T-shirts and dresses are dumped or burned every year. Turning old clothes into new ones is possible – the question is whether it is a realistic solution
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October 20, 2023
State of the Denim Supply Chain
In 2020, the Transformers Foundation released a report on the unethical behavior of brands and retailers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, it was deemed essential for the industry's viability to establish a commercial compliance rider that outlined ethical supply...
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October 20, 2023
What does sustainable apparel sourcing mean for Gen Z?
Students of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware share their views on sustainable apparel sourcing, what affects Generation Z’s shopping decisions, and what they make of fashion brands and retailers’ sustainability efforts.
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October 25, 2023
Bangladesh apparel units keen to embrace sustainability in production process, underlines BGMEA President
During a meeting with Tolga Ilter, Chairman of Orkim Chemicals, at the BGMEA office in Uttara in Dhaka, BGMEA President Faruque Hassan emphasised Bangladesh apparel industry’s growing focus on sustainable manufacturing.
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October 25, 2023
Over 250 entrepreneurs have been suspended from MGMA
Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association MGMA announced that more than 250 garment manufacturers who failed to pay their membership fees have been suspended from their membership.
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October 25, 2023
Sri Lanka’s eco-friendly apparel manufacturing surges with GOTS certification uptick
The Joint Apparel Association (JAAF) has observed a growing pattern within Sri Lanka's apparel manufacturing industry, with an increasing number of companies opting to adopt the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
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October 25, 2023
Demand for Sustainable Raw Materials Could Exceed Supply by as Much as 133 Million Tons by 2030
New Report from BCG, Textile Exchange, and Quantis Finds That Fashion and Apparel Brands Can Seize an Average 6% Net Profit Increase by Closing the Raw-Materials Gap.
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October 30, 2023
Responsible purchasing practices regulations, initiatives must align for fashion’s transformation
Andrew Martin, the executive vice president of the global, multi-stakeholder non-profit Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) talks about Responsible Purchasing Practice being the "thread and glue" holding together all other pieces in the apparel industry and bringing clarity and...
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October 30, 2023
Wear And Care: DPPs Will Help Consumers Maintain Their Garments For Longer
How many items in your wardrobe do you treasure? Are you emotionally attached enough to a jacket that you would bother to get it repaired? When did you last reach for the sewing kit? The British Fashion Council’s Institute of Positive Fashion recently published a game-changing...
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October 30, 2023
White Stuff teams up with Thrift+ for new resale service
Fashion and lifestyle retailer White Stuff has launched a new partnership with resale platform Thrift+, offering conscious customers a way to donate and resell their unwanted garments by filling up a co-branded bag with pre-loved fashion.
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October 30, 2023
Bangladeshi garment workers fight for a living wage
On the 1st November the Minimum Wage Board in Bangladesh will make its once every five year decision on setting a new minimum wage for garment workers.
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October 30, 2023
A Global Turning Point: Unprecedented Industry Collaboration Paves Way for Decarbonization of Supply Chains
The Clean Energy Procurement Academy launched to equip companies with the skills and knowledge required to access clean energy with foundational support from Apple, Amazon, Meta, Nike, PepsiCo, and REI Co-op.
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November 02, 2023
Fashion Starts To Clean Up Its Energy Act, But Muddies The Waters Around AI
With the industry - and the world - moving inexorably in the right direction towards using cleaner, more renewable energy, fashion is simultaneously clouding the road to responsible use of AI.
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November 02, 2023