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Worker wage movement is a feminist issue
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...
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August 14, 2023
Fashion’s Mid-Term Report: Are We Reaching Our Sustainability Goals?
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.
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August 14, 2023
Supply Chains: The Blind Spot that Puts Brands’ Sustainability Promises in Doubt
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.
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August 14, 2023
GOTS Starts OECD Alignment Assessment Process to Advance Sustainable Practices in Textiles Industry
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.
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August 14, 2023
The backbone of exploitation: Experts discuss unfair purchasing practices
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...
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August 14, 2023
New Analysis Shows How Fashion Industry Can Lighten its Carbon Footprint
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...
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August 06, 2023
Failure to lift 'exploitative' wages tests fashion firms’ commitment to human rights
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.
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August 06, 2023
Trade unions gear up for minimum wage talks
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.
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August 02, 2023
Blistering heat, exacerbated by climate change, hurts productivity in blow to Bangladesh economy
Extreme heat has impacted the workers directly in Bangladesh, especially in the readymade garments and agriculture sectors
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August 02, 2023
What We Learn from Sustainability Reports
Takeaways and key insights from five recent reports on fashion’s state of sustainability and tools for consumers to course correct
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August 02, 2023
U.N. Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting Addresses Industry’s Challenges
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...
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August 02, 2023
Black Day Protest held
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...
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July 27, 2023
US brands urged to sign accord as Gap Inc. commits to Pakistan worker safety
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.
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July 27, 2023
Why Are Women Leaving Textile Industry In Rural India?
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.
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July 27, 2023
Time for Regeneration? The Labour Movement in Cambodia
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...
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July 27, 2023
RMG workers may call for Tk20,000 minimum wage or above
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.
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July 27, 2023
Lack of Supplier Voice Could Thwart Sustainability Legislation’s Intent
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.
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July 27, 2023
Report: Take-back Trickery: An investigation into clothing take-back schemes
Take-back schemes are presented as a convenient option for consumers to return their unwanted clothes directly to fast-fashion brands and retailers, who promise to give them a second life, either by donating to those in need or recycling into new clothing. After 11 months of...
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July 27, 2023
Bangladesh banks on green loans to help fight climate change
For many years, Banolata Refractory, a brick manufacturer in northern Bangladesh, had wanted to start making environmentally-friendly bricks and cut its carbon emissions, but it lacked the funding to build a greener and cleaner kiln.
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July 24, 2023
The Jeans Redesign Insights report 2021-2023
Between 2021 and 2023, brands participating in The Jeans Redesign have brought 1.5 million pairs of redesigned jeans to the market that are durable, recyclable, traceable and made using safe materials and processes - that’s more than three times as many as in 2021.
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July 24, 2023