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Adidas event shut down by protestors as factory wages become hot-button issue for the sneaker and garment industry
"Protestors on Thursday disrupted an event featuring Rupert Campbell, Adidas' top US executive The protestors allege Adidas has not paid Asian contract factory workers and demanded payment. The event ...
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March 27, 2023
Country Road unveils new denim partnership
"Country Road has launched a men’s jeans range in partnership with denim manufacturer Saitex in Vietnam. [...] The range took two years to complete, according to Country Road. This included spinning t ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
Punishments for Rana Plaza owners demanded
"Leaders of Garment Sramik Samhati on Friday at a protest rally in front of the Rana Plaza at Savar bus stand demanded punishment for the Rana Plaza owners responsible for killing more than 1,000 work ...
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March 27, 2023
Women workers at the Dannex Nava Garment Factory protest over wages
"The women of Dannex Nava Garment Factory in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh have raised a hue and cry. Hundreds of women came out on the road on Saturday to demand a salary hike. They also shouted ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
New method could treat textile dye discharge
"Swedish scientists have developed a new method to purify contaminated water using cellulose-based crystals which they say could reduce toxic dye discharge in the textile industry." ...
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March 27, 2023
There is Hope and Despair
"The latest issue (November-December 2022) of BGMEA’s official publication “The Apparel Story”." ...
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March 27, 2023
Coalition launches to "Shut Down Shein," protect Americans from foreign influence
"After a slew of reports regarding SHEIN's questionable business practices, human rights abuses, and ties to TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party, a new coalition today announced the launch of "Shut ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
Coalition warns of 'gaping loophole' in EU law
"A coalition of environmental groups and trade bodies is urging the European Union (EU) to close a "gaping loophole" in proposed legislation designed to make products more sustainable." ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
The EU’s new greenwashing rules, explained
"Fashion brands will need to back up ‘green’ claims or risk fines of at least 4 percent of annual revenue in the offending market. But the regulations still leave a lot open to interpretation. The Eur ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
Should brands stop offering free returns?
"Fashion start-ups that no longer want to foot the bill for generous return policies are looking for ways to reduce costs without losing customers. In 2022, e-commerce growth slowed, while inflation h ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
Flax: a key study to establish the sector's priority issues
"The Alliance for European Flax and Hemp pulled out all the stops when it brought together flax growers, luxury groups, sector managers and regional presidents on March 21 at the Petit Palais in Paris ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
NY to ban use of ‘forever chemicals’ in new clothing by 2025
"New York by 2025 would ban the sale of new clothing containing PFAS, a class of chemicals that have been linked to cancer, according to a bill headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her consideration. The b ...
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March 27, 2023
Xinjiang’s US exports down 90 per cent in February, 8 months after ‘forced labour’ law came into effect
"Exports from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to the US dropped by almost 90 per cent last month, year on year, to US$497,440 Apparel, which was once the region’s top export to the US, disappeare ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
More and more consumers want to restrict fashion consumption
"Concerns among consumers about high energy and electricity prices are gradually easing, which also eases the burden on their wallets. This is shown by the latest edition of the Infas quo survey on th ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
Kering reports 12 percent increase in greenhouse emissions
"Kering saw its carbon dioxide emissions hit 2.4 million metric tons last year, a 12% increase from 2021, as the company saw its sales rise by 15% during the period. The increase in carbon footprint h ...
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March 27, 2023
VN textile, garment firms switching to green production
"Textile and garment businesses in Vietnam are taking steps to switch to green production to meet partners’ demand and achieve sustainable development, the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper rep ...
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March 24, 2023
BGMEA, Apon to work for improving garment workers’ well-being
"Apon Bazar, Bangladesh's first and largest workers' well-being platform offering discounted grocery, credit facility and health insurance, announced a partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufact ...
Kyna Intel
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March 24, 2023
Penn State must stand with workers and drop Nike
"More and more of Penn State’s workers are demanding labor justice: institutional support for Black employees, competitive pay for English teaching faculty, fair contracts for service employees and ju ...
Kyna Intel
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March 24, 2023
Unfit wages: US Department of Labor survey finds widespread violations by southern California garment industry contractors, manufacturers
"A survey of Southern California garment-sewing contractors and manufacturers by the U.S. Department of Labor has found workers making garments sold by many of the nation’s leading fashion retailers o ...
Kyna Intel
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March 24, 2023
Unions intensify demands for release of Madagascar trade unionist
"IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliates in Madagascar are intensifying their campaign for release of unfairly jailed trade unionist, Sento Chang, and the for expunging his sentence. [...] Sento, ...
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March 24, 2023