"Two members of Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar (IWFM) have died from Covid-19 and more than 100 of factory-level union leaders have been infected, as the health protocols on handling the Co ...
2021
"The recent press release by the Accord Foundation declaring formation of the International Accord may have been confusing for many and might give the impression of a poor partnership. The press relea ...
"The past year has turned our industry and world upside down. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting supply chain challenges have made us all painfully aware of how globally interdependent we are. Howeve ...
"Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 in Bali, the garment business of I Made Suparta (56) has not moved at all. In fact, his income is zero because receives no orders from souvenir centre ...
A bus carrying garment workers on the Chittagong-Kaptai Road lost control and crashed into a pond, injuring five workers. According to eyewitnesses and fire service sources, the bus was carrying garme ...
"The China Town in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul reopened in recent days, without major disruption from the Kabul airport blasts which killed at least 100 people including 13 US service members. But ...
"There had been fears over whether the Bangladesh Accord, which was originally signed following the devastating Rana Plaza factory collapse that killed 1,134 people in Dhaka in 2013, would be renewed ...
"In this third place in the North, the Fashion Green Hub brings together hundreds of textile companies to create eco-sustainable fashion, guaranteed to be zero waste. On a waist-high worktop, Justine, ...
"In the San Bei Market, which is full of the traces of times, there is a very humble shop with the word "keyhole [锁眼]" written in red at the door. Outsiders will definitely feel surprised; buttonholes ...
"A Norwegian company has created what it calls the world's first zero-emission, autonomous cargo ship. If all goes to plan, the ship will make its first journey between two Norwegian towns before the ...
"Factory workers in Yangon are worried about the Chinese vaccine being offered by the Military Council, with some saying they are being pressured to get vaccinated, workers and labour activists told R ...
"An agreement designed to protect the safety of garment workers in Bangladesh was renewed by more than 200 fashion brands this week. The “Bangladesh Accord” remains the first legally binding contract ...
"There are only 100 Social Sneakers in existence. People all over the world can apply to receive it. However, it is not enough to enter data in an online form. In order to take part in the raffle, all ...
"We at Anact believe that the future is bright! But we also believe in investing in our future and taking the climate crisis seriously. One way we are doing this is through reintroducing hemp to our s ...
"Chinese fast fashion firm Shein has launched an investigation into "false" discriminatory job adverts posted on recruitment sites under its name. Adverts seen by the BBC for factory and warehouse wor ...
"Drapers speaks to Aisling Byrne, the founder and CEO of clothes-swapping app Nuw, which aims to make fashion more sustainable. Launched in 2018, Nuw is a free downloadable app available on iOS and An ...
"A new index ranking 47 large fashion brands on their efforts to remove fossil fuels from their supply chains and products has given most a failing grade, with the likes of Primark, Uniqlo and Marks & ...
"The global recycling industry is welcoming ever more women, which our recently published “TOP 100” ranking demonstrates. [...] #89 Esethu Cenga, ceo for ReWoven (South Africa) Cenga is a proud textil ...
"Flint Group Packaging Inks, a leading supplier of ink and coatings to the global packaging industry, has announced its ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS ink series have been assessed against the requirements ...
"The dyeing industry has a problem There are many problems with current textile dyeing and treatment practices, and almost all of them are related to excess water consumption and pollution. Dyeing cot ...