New ESG regulations are taking hold in the EU, but the vast majority of businesses say they feel underprepared to meet mounting sustainability standards.
The Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) recently published a report on Freedom of Association in the garment industry, and was confronted with a smear campaign and false accusations shortly after.
Textiles firm Lindstrom Group in India has successfully used Nalco Water’s water management solutions to reduce its freshwater usage
The Confederation of Nusantara Trade Unions (KSPN) noted that nearly 50,000 workers in the textile and textile product (TPT) industry were laid off from January 2024 to early June.
Five years ago today, a landmark international treaty was adopted to prevent violence and harassment in the world of work, including by extending legal protections to domestic violence survivors at work.
Developing a strategic and coordinated action plan aimed at leveraging the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) framework to improve health and safety conditions at workplaces and enhance union power in South East Asia was a pivotal item on the agenda at an OSH online workshop held on 19 June with 60 trade union representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Thailand and the Philippines.
The Indonesian government on Tuesday said that it will issue two protection policies, namely Safeguard Measures Import Duty (BMTP) and Anti-Dumping Import Duty (BMAD), for textiles in a bid to protect the local industry from surging imported textiles.
Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently said that a Chinese textile giant would build a factory in Indonesia. His announcement came amid mass layoffs within the sector.
The global textile industry, including textile machinery and garment manufacturing, continues to be concerned about “weak demand” in the market, according to a recent survey.
The ITMF and IAF annual conferences will showcase the latest developments in the textile-apparel industry. Key sessions will focus on decarbonisation, featuring insights from Inditex, Epic Group, and the IFC, and discuss global regulatory trends with leaders from AAFA, CNTAC, EURATEX, and JTF. Topics like fibres, digitalisation, and AI will be covered.
Singapore-based materials science startup Nextevo, has launched its “ready-to-spin” Pineapple Leaf Fiber Production Facility in Vietnam.
A new variety of technologically advanced Bt cotton likely to be allowed soon for commercial cultivation to help Indian textile industry in a bigger way, Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh has indicated. He also said that in order to overcome labour problem in this sector, efforts are on to utilise members of Self-Help Group (SHG) in a big way.
