"Representatives of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO) have said there was no truth to the story of Nike moving prod ...
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"Many textile and footwear enterprises participating in the survey said they were fined by some brands for slow delivery in 2021. Meanwhile, new orders for the 2022 season have gone elsewhere, been pu ...
"89% of migrant workers in the garment and footwear industry expect to be able to return to their old jobs in the factories in which they previously worked. This is the result of a quick survey conduc ...
"The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, has traveled to several regions of the country in the last month alone, opening of dozens of industrial and social facilities. State TV channels are sure ...
"The Zaghouan Civil Protection teams supported by the Grand Tunis and Nabeul teams continued their efforts on Friday to control a fire that started in a used clothing sorting plant (second-hand clothe ...
"Factories in the Gaza Strip have begun to reopen after a months-long hiatus resulting from conflict and Israel's tightening of the blockade and preventing the entry of raw materials, which affected t ...
"Ahead of its IPO debut, Allbirds is seeing positive website trends among Gen Z and millennial consumers who value eco-friendly brands. That’s according to data from web traffic analytics site Similar ...
"Nearly 5,000 Opex Group Sinha Garments workers began a protest hunger strike outside the Shromo Bhaban in Dhaka last Sunday, demanding four months of unpaid salaries. Authorities were quick to respon ...
"Chemical experts have found traces of petroleum hydrocarbon in the samples of material collected from the Mehran Town factory, where a fire broke out in August and killed 16 workers. [...] [Sub-inspe ...
"The Verisk Maplecroft report stated that key sub-national regions like Dhaka – the Bangladeshi capital city and a major garment-making hub carry higher risks of modern slavery than their respective n ...
"Bangladesh’s RMG sector needs to strengthen its labour and working environment in adherence to the UNGPs with a view to better handling the post-graduation challenges. Over the past decade, the expor ...
"lululemon athletica inc. today announced the launch of its Centre for Social Impact to disrupt inequity in wellbeing through movement, mindfulness, and advocacy. Through the Centre, lululemon will in ...
"Leaked internal documents show parent company Facebook is concerned fashion and beauty content on its platforms can harm mental health. Brands share responsibility. [...] The report recommended Insta ...
"A few days to go before the close of entries for the country's first fashion awards with a purpose. Recently the Twig ((Twyg)) Sustainable Fashion Awards revealed their judges for this year. For some ...
"Three in five Britons say environmental sustainability plays little to no part in their clothes buying decisions, a new YouGov poll shows. [...] When asked what extent environmental sustainability is ...
"Los Angeles-based fashion brand AG Jeans is supporting the Red Cross by offering a $500,000 matching donation to disaster-relief efforts. [...] AG Jeans has also joined a multi-brand campaign that ca ...
"For Hassan Pierre, fashion has always been married to environmental sustainability and social ethics. After studying at Parsons School of Design in New York City, Hassan launched his label "Way It Sh ...
"Muzaffer Kayhan, CEO of Söktaş Tekstil, Turkey's largest exporter of luxury shirting fabrics, known for its environmentally friendly and sustainability-based works in both cotton cultivation and text ...
"As work resumed after 'Golden Week', the Hongdou Group [HOdo] issued a statement on saving energy and reducing consumption. [...] The Group's factories are currently implementing flexible production, ...
Popular International Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has paid 82 lakh kyat ($4,183.14) in compensation to 13 workers fired in March and April without just cause. In September, a similar complaint was ...