As environmental and human rights legislation begins to reshape the contours of the supply chain landscape, one group of stakeholders is feeling left out of the whirl of activity taking place: apparel suppliers.
The representatives of readymade garment (RMG) workers are likely to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk20,000, taking into account inflation, the current expenditure of the workers' families and the capacity of the apparel industry.
On July 23, Cambodian will head to the polls, but there will be no surprises. Having eliminated opposition, Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to cling to power. For workers, the Cambodian government’s continuing repression of the NagaWorld strike, and the arrest and sentencing of the union leader are a testament to the grim reality for the labour movement.
In garment factories, employment is often based on piece-work contracts. Men work long hours for financial stability, but rural women face challenges, especially if the factory is far from their homes.
Labour rights organisation the Workers Rights Consortium has praised US fashion conglomerate Gap Inc. for signing the Pakistan Accord, however it is urging other big US fashion brands to do the same.
A Black Day protest demonstration was held at the Katunayake and Biyagama Free Trade Zones. According to a branch official of the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union, the demonstration is against “modern slavery laws introduced by the Wickremesinghe government and the looting of workers’ money under the guise of restructuring the EPF.”
Sustainable-fashion experts, brand leaders and sourcing professionals discussed the progress of Sustainable Development Goals and challenges during the United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network annual meeting with the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the Fashion Impact Fund.
Takeaways and key insights from five recent reports on fashion’s state of sustainability and tools for consumers to course correct
Extreme heat has impacted the workers directly in Bangladesh, especially in the readymade garments and agriculture sectors
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has set August 16 for a yearly negotiation concerning the 2024 minimum wage for employees in the textile, garment, footwear, travel goods and bag sectors.
The garment industry in Bangladesh has changed since 1,134 people were killed when the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka collapsed on April 24, 2013.
Two new reports from UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action aim to help the fashion industry better understand how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction, production and processing, which for some companies is the most carbon-intensive part of the fashion value chain.
Traditionally, fashion brand compliance efforts consisted of offloading the direct responsibility for human and environmental rights onto their suppliers, who absorbed this burden as a cost of securing the brand’s business. To delve deeper into this topic, we invited a range of industry experts and stakeholders to provide on-the-ground insights and perspectives on how both brands and governments can remedy these issues.
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has started the three-stage OECD Alignment Assessment which would help textile companies gain access to a due diligence process, enabling them to identify, assess, and mitigate adverse impacts throughout their supply chains.
If you own stocks, chances are good you have heard the term ESG. It stands for environmental, social and governance, and it is a way to laud corporate leaders who take sustainability – including climate change – and social responsibility seriously and punish those who do not.
Midway to the 2030 target, the UN Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is convening the fashion and lifestyle sectors to accelerate action for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Bangladeshi garment labour rights organisers are now organising for a livable minimum wage for garment workers. Both local and global labour rights organisers have been taking a wide range of initiatives, including but not limited to demonstrating on the streets, publishing in the local and global media, and hosting seminars and Zoom meetings, to make a case for increasing the minimum monthly wage from Tk 8,000 Tk (USD 73.7) to Tk 25,000 Tk (USD 230.31).
As the world battles with climate change, new solutions have emerged to tackle what most believe to be one of its primary culprits: man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Indian apparel manufacturing industry is following nearly all the aspects of green manufacturing including energy efficiency, waste reduction, closed-loop supply chain, green factories and green funding. And it includes a variety of small but significant steps like LED lights to initiatives like ZLD which take up huge investment.
Decarbonising Pan Brothers, one of Indonesia’s largest garment manufacturers, was never going to be easy.
