"With SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 backing, Wiliot will accelerate its mission to create a new era of IoT where intelligence and connectivity are brought to trillions of products that move through global ...
After learning the owners of a garment factory in Baiyun, Guangzhou, owed 29 workers a total of 200,000 yuan in back wages for December 2020 and January 2021, police opened an investigation. On 14 Apr ...
"A mobile court has fined the owner of a factory for secretly operating in Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, in defiance of government bans. Executive Magistrate Anwar Hossain conducted the operation at the Texs ...
"Is there any change in buying patterns of consumers now that we are in midst of the pandemic? What we saw at the start of the pandemic was a massive migration to online platforms. What would have nor ...
"A training program combining technical knowledge, leadership development and on-the-job practice is boosting women's careers and business performance in Vietnam. [...] Across ten garment factories in ...
"Apparel factory owners are actively considering laying off their workers during the ongoing ‘strict Covid restrictions’, depriving the workers of their full wages for the period, industry people said ...
"A year and a half after the pandemic irruption, the Asian manufacturers have been receiving orders again. However, everything has changed for its employees. A new report by Asia Floor Wage Alliance ( ...
"Pakistan is a major beneficiary of the trading opportunities offered by the EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). From January 1st 2014 Pakistan has benefited from generous tariff preferences ( ...
"The Foreign Office (FO) has rubbished Indian media's claims that Pakistan's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status was being withdrawn, calling such reports "fabricated" and a continuat ...
"Amid abuse of the blasphemy laws and cases widely reported across Pakistan, the European Parliament has moved to withdraw Islamabad's GSP+ status. Philippe Jeune, writing in EU Political Report said ...
"Aditya Birla Group's Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF), based in Thailand, is the world's second-largest exporter of acrylic. In an interview with Fibre2Fashion, Thomas Varghese, Business Head of TAF discusse ...
"The ongoing pandemic disrupted the economy, but India’s leading company in hosiery and knitwear segments Dollar Industries managed to strike the right balance between employees’ safety and efficiency ...
"MycoWorks today announced that Patrick Thomas will join the company's board of directors as an independent member. Thomas brings 30+ years of luxury market leadership, having served as Chief Executiv ...
"Leading life science investor Novo Holdings leads round to accelerate helping brands meet ever-increasing sustainability demands amidst the urgent climate crisis. Sustainability leader Genomatica clo ...
"An industry consortium brought together by traceability solutions provider circular.fashion and FairWertung – a non-profit convening collectors and sorters – has launched with the ambition of support ...
"The Australian Wool Exchange has cast doubt over the future of its National Wool Declaration’s (NWD) ‘ceased mulesing’ status, citing confusion amongst farmers. Last week, the industry body put an en ...
"Leading fashion firms Inditex, Lacoste, Primark, PVH Corp and Ralph Lauren have joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s network as partners. Most of these companies have worked with the foundation be ...
"Archive is the latest company to address the booming gently-worn apparel resale market, offering a solution to brands that want to control their own secondhand fashion destinies. A white label peer-t ...
"Virus slams output in key global production center for apparel and shoes. A trade group representing Gap, Adidas and other global fashion brands is asking the U.S. and Vietnamese governments to help ...
"The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has provided financial assistance to 59,012 workers from 175 factories in the garment, footwear and bag industry located in lockdown areas in Phnom Penh ...
