Shipping lines are invited to submit bids for zero-emission shipping services that enable members of the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) to reduce supply chain emissions.
More than 6,000 workers lost their jobs with the closure of two apparel manufacturers in Cebu and Bataan, the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP) said Monday. CONWEP confirmed the closure of Mactan Apparels Inc., one of the three biggest garments and apparel manufacturing groups in the Philippines.
Tirupur Stakeholders Forum (TSF), an initiative comprising of Tirupur Exporters Association, Unions, NGOs and Brand Ethics Working Group will be relaunched soon under the chairmanship of V. Elangovan, vice president of Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA).
For Monira, a 30-year-old garment worker living in Ashulia, a suburb near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, the weather has become her defining concern.
ActionAid’s latest report, ‘Stitched Under Strain: Long term wage loss across the Cambodian garment industry’, has revealed new evidence that Cambodian garment workers, including at factories that produce for major brands Nike and Adidas, have experienced systemic wage loss alongside a massive reduction in working hours since the pandemic, which has left workers unable to meet their basic needs.
Announced during New York Climate Week, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is pleased to announce an evolution of its strategy, one that amplifies and builds upon its already strong base. As the world continues to confront mounting challenges like environmental degradation, social injustice, and economic volatility, the SAC is to now sharpen its focus on three foundational pillars: combating climate change, ensuring decent work for all, and shaping a nature-positive future.
In a milestone move, Textile Exchange announces the launch of the newly updated Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM), publicly available for the first time.
Apparel exporters have appealed to brands and buyers to consider paying additional costs for forthcoming orders in view of rising living expenses of workers due to the high inflation across the world.
In a bid to improve the healthcare services for garment workers, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has recently introduced a state-of-the-art Complete Blood Count (CBC) machine, exclusively designed for the pathological examination of dengue patients, at the BGMEA Hospital and Diagnostic Center in Chittagong.
An ongoing Brac University survey has found that most of the country's ready-made garment (RMG) factories are ensuring good social practices such as healthcare services, daycare centres, insurance, fair price shops and menstrual hygiene products for workers.
The world is rapidly changing, forcing the discussion around the environmental impact of our choices central to many industries. Of them is the textile industry. As the most commonly produced and bought fabric, cotton is the staple of most wardrobes. But it also carries a heavier ecological burden ranging from the growth of cotton itself, to how it is processed.
In response to international pressure, the Bangladesh government has finally decided to allow trade unions in the factories within the country's economic zones to ensure labour rights.
A new report has exposed the increasing exploitation of garment workers in Pakistan, revealing details of how factories used by some of the world’s biggest fashion brands are routinely violating minimum wage requirements, enforcing excessive hours, ignoring health and safety concerns, and avoiding compensation for injured and killed workers.
The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) yesterday reached a consensus on the new minimum wage of $202 for garment, travel goods and bag industries with an additional $2 per month by Prime Minister Hun Manet, which will enable factory workers to receive a monthly wage of at least $204 for 2024.
Under the theme of “New Sensitivity,” the trend themes for 2024/2025 focus is on innovations and changes in the composition of textiles.
US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working.
The Textile & Fashion Forum Helsinki 2023, jointly organised by Finnish Textile & Fashion and Euratex, highlights the discourse on sustainable practices within the textile and fashion industry.
Isn't it intriguing that greening the garment factories of the country with huge investment has done little to fetch fair prices compared to many competing countries?
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.
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.
