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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
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
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
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
Greening of RMG factories remains unrewarded
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?
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October 16, 2023
Upcoming forum to address Europe fashion, textile sector sustainability
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.
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October 16, 2023
Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders
US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working.
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October 16, 2023
5 quick findings from Heimtextil’s new textile trend forecast for 24/25
Under the theme of “New Sensitivity,” the trend themes for 2024/2025 focus is on innovations and changes in the composition of textiles.
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October 03, 2023
Cambodia: It’s official, $204 is new minimum wage
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...
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October 03, 2023
New report, “Hanging On By a Thread”, exposes gross exploitation of garment workers in Pakistan
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...
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October 02, 2023
Govt allows trade unions in economic zones
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.
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October 02, 2023
Cotton Productions’ Harmful Environmental Impact is Partly Being Fueled by High Consumer Demands
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...
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September 27, 2023
Most RMG factories ensuring good social, environmental practices: Survey
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.
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September 27, 2023
State-of-the-art CBC machine installed by BGMEA at its Chittagong hospital
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...
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September 27, 2023
Exporters urge buyers to pay more for future orders considering workers' living costs
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.
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September 25, 2023
Textile Exchange publicly launches the Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix, a tool to enable a holistic understanding of certified material choices.
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.
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September 25, 2023
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Sharpens Focus on Climate, Decent Work, and Nature in Updated Strategy
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,...
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September 25, 2023
Stitched Under Strain: Long term loss in the Cambodian Garment Industry
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...
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September 25, 2023
Fashion is ‘Sleepwalking’ into a Climate Catastrophe. Bangladesh is in the Bullseye
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.
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September 19, 2023
Focusing on workers’ welfare, Tirupur Stakeholders Forum will be relaunced soon
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).
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September 19, 2023