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.
Factory closures and mass layoffs signal troubled times for Indonesia's once-booming textile sector.
The European Parliament is progressing with plans for a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for textiles, as part of delivering on the European Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan.
A new initiative has been launched to develop skills in the European textile industry to increase its competitiveness and sustainability. The TCLF Skillbridge programme is backed by trade bodies Euratex, COTANCE (Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community) and CEC (European Footwear Confederation).
The government's decision to further cut incentives on export receipts will badly hurt the domestic textile sector which bears an investment of $22 billion, a top leader of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) said yesterday.
Vietnam’s garments and textiles have witnessed a bright picture so far this year, but the remaining months could be difficult if the industry is to reach its annual target.
Indonesia is preparing to impose tariffs and use other means to protect its textile industry from imports from China, the latest in a series of nations which are responding to the flood of goods out of the world’s largest manufacturing nation.
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) and the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing cooperation and fostering exchanges in the textile and clothing industries according to CITI press release.
The Bangladesh Textile Mill Association (BTMA) has presented a bleak image of Bangladesh’s core textile industry, urging the Government to act quickly to prevent its collapse. The industry, a critical supplier to the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector, Bangladesh’s economic powerhouse, is confronting a slew of issues that threaten its survival.
