"The country's ready-made garment sector is facing a labour crisis due to a percentage of workers who returned to villages during the Covid-19 epidemic not returning to work. Factories are not getting ...
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"Fire erupted into Al-Wasi cotton factory at Multan road and over Rs two million cotton bales gutted on Thursday. According to District Emergency Officer (DEO) Rescue 1122, Engineer Danish Khalil, the ...
"Employees say conditions worsened during pandemic as demand for online purchases rose. Two men driving for companies delivering packages for Amazon in the Greater Toronto Area tried to organize union ...
"Thanks to the supply chain crisis, holiday shopping won’t be easy this year — even if you buy early. In September, I started getting pesky emails from brands hinting that I should get a head start on ...
"Chloé became the first luxury brand to achieve B Corp certification earlier this week, cementing its status as a purpose-driven company under the helm of creative director Gabriela Hearst. For the un ...
"Effective Oct. 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at all U.S. ports of entry will detain disposable gloves produced by Supermax Corporation Bhd.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Maxter ...
"Here’s how the current pace of fast fashion is impacting the environment and climate negatively according to the data by the UN Environment Program and Ellen MacArthur Foundation and insights from th ...
"Laura Coppen, head of Zalando's circularity, talks about the platform's strategies to increase consumer engagement, from garment design to special services and investments in recycled fibers. [...] F ...
"Watch sustainability practitioners and experts come together in a dialogue on circularity hosted by Zalando and fashion journalist Clare Press to talk about the best practices and innovation in the ‘ ...
"After a challenging year, Hyères Festival returned to celebrate its 36th edition in real life, from 15 to 17 October in the south of France. Renowned as the first fashion-centric talent incubator and ...
[Adam Mansell, CEO, UK Fashion and Textile Association on why the organisation signed up to Textiles 2030.] (01:44-minute video) ...
"Tesco, John Lewis and others say it would prevent scandals such as poor conditions at Boohoo suppliers. Tesco, John Lewis, Primark, Asos and the Co-op are calling on the government to introduce a leg ...
"With Earthkeepers, the veteran British designer encourages us to look after our planet and buy only what we need – in this case, high-tech garments made from recycled and natural materials built to l ...
"Fashion companies Primark, ASOS and New Look are among 36 organisations which today issue a joint call on the British government to introduce mandatory due diligence legislation. The coalition, which ...
"Plastic production is the last gasp of the fossil fuel industry. Made from a combination of chemicals and fossil fuels, plastic produces greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of its life cycle. To ...
"The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change is a comprehensive account of the United States plastics industry’s significant, yet rarely acknowledged contributions to the climate crisis. Using coal-fire ...
"On 5 July 2020, the Sunday Times newspaper published an article in which it alleged unacceptable working conditions and exploitative and illegal rates of pay as low as £3.50 an hour in Leicester-base ...
"Sindh High Court upheld province’s minimum wage increase, effective July 1, 2021 Sindh government must publish new minimum wage notification immediately The Pakistani province of Sindh will raise its ...
"The pandemic has exacerbated fashion’s existential crisis: it’s an industry that makes far more clothing than it can sell. With margins being squeezed more than ever, does made-to-order production of ...
"Leading human rights and labour support organisations, including the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and National Trade Union Federation, have ...