"As consumers take notice of the detrimental effects the industry can have on the environment, fashion houses are taking initiatives to become climate positive. After years of lagging behind on sustai ...
"Tajigulii Abuduwasti is a native of Shache County, Kashgar. Two years ago, she came to work in a textile factory in Wusu, became a textile worker, and lives in a bright and comfortable dormitory. Thr ...
"The Turkish Clothing Manufacturers' Association [Türkiye Giyim Sanayicileri Derneği] (TGSD) has announced a 5-point action plan to develop the sustainable production capacity of the sector and to rap ...
"Insulating and hypoallergenic, natural flax fiber has met with real success. The plant is cultivated in the northwest of France. It is ecological, and unlike cotton requires little water. The sector ...
"Of the 500 cases, 471 cases are from community spread and 29 imported cases. In Vientiane Capital, some 363 community cases have been confirmed, with 119 cases among workers at several garment factor ...
"European online retailer Zalando has announced an investment in recycled textile manufacturer Infinited Fiber Company which produces cellulosic fibre from textile waste. Zalando's funding will be use ...
"In the post-lockdown period, as the country's garment industry is struggling to cope with new work orders, new worries have filled the minds of entrepreneurs. Many buyers are trying to impose 10 to 2 ...
"[On Tuesday, BGMEA vice president Md. Shahid Ullah, speaking as the special guest at the closing ceremony of the Working with Women-II project by SNV, a development partner of the Dutch government, s ...
"The Fair Labor Association (FLA) announced today its Living Wages for All program was named a 2021 Classy Award Winner for Social Innovation. The award recognizes FLA’s living wage tools, comprised o ...
"Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Sam Heng has instructed the management at factories across the nation to prepare to test returning workers for Covid-19 using rapid test kits after the ...
"Gas shortage has continued to plague Gazipur, the country’s major industrial hub and home to the biggest textile and readymade garment factories, hampering production and damaging electrical equipmen ...
"Since the beginning of 2021, 35 factories already have been closed in Shwelinban Industrial Zone only in Yangon Region, according to the report of Shwelinban Industrial Zone Committee on September 27 ...
"The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) voted to set minimum wage for workers in the garment, textile and footwear sectors at $192 for 2022. Prime Minister Hun Sen then stepped in to add $2 to th ...
"Most jeans manufacturers rely on petroleum-based dyes and pollutants. Tammy Hsu and Michelle Zhu are on a mission to revolutionize the industry with planet-friendly microbe-based dyes. About 20 perce ...
"The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has signed the Garment Worker Protection Act (SB62), putting an end to wage theft across the state’s apparel industry. After years of campaigning, workers’ r ...
"New York-based entrepreneur Stephanie Benedetto is quite literally changing the world. Founder of Queen of Raw, which measures the gallons of water saved by keeping deadstock in circulation rather th ...
"In a world that is becoming more aware of the importance of sustainable production, consumers are looking for easy shopping locations that still maintain their increasingly eco-conscious values. Inde ...
"Are global efforts to end exploitation making progress, or are countries and campaigners failing in their fight? Three experts weigh in. [...] Anannya Bhattacharjee is a leading Indian labour organis ...
""Every day is a struggle, every moment requires hard work. The plight of garment industry workers in Karachi." Brands rely on workers from developing countries for this purpose. Many of their factori ...
"The Director of Strategic Planning and Information Technology at BPJamsostek/BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, Pramudya Iriawan Buntoro, said laid off workers will be able to access the Job Loss Guarantee [Jamin ...
