"This #FightLikeAGarmentWorker comic was created by the team at @Sisters2SistersMyanmar. The Snare is a fictionalised account of a true story of a woman who successfully escaped a factory owner’s debt ...
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"A domestic sewage line burst in flames near Soma Textiles in Rakhial on Thursday morning which stunned Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The incide ...
"Three ready-made garment workers were burnt in a fire broke out at a flat in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj area last night. They were identified as Parvez (28), Mamun (27) and Jibon (20), workers of Anan ...
"In this piece, we are going to look at one example of the harmful impact of partial and misleading sustainability claims in the global north. It relates to wool; it provides pointers for the sustaina ...
"The Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the government to amend parts of a controversial job creation law within two years, describing it as conditionally unconstitutional. The legislation, whic ...
"Nine years since a deadly fire at a major Bangladesh garment supplier, campaigners are urging Walmart and other retailers to stop hiding from real commitments to safety. Op-Ed by Christie Miedema, ca ...
"The Egyptian authorities are complicit in an ongoing crackdown against dozens of factory workers who went on a peaceful strike this summer to demand fair pay, an investigation by Amnesty Internationa ...
"Project Cece, built and launched by its female founders in 2017, is expanding to offer European shoppers an alternative to fast-fashion platforms. Based in Amsterdam, the platform has already expande ...
"Some of the world’s largest retail manufacturers and brands have been handed a major boost in their pursuit for ‘greener’ fashion with news of an exciting new collaboration between Farnborough-based ...
"Among the 13 new commitments added to the UN Fashion Charter at COP26 was a call for fashion comms to be brought in line with the 1.5°C pathway in the Paris Climate Agreement. What does this mean for ...
"Secondhand chic has gone global. But when it comes to “pre-loved” luxury, how to be sure of the genuine article in the face of ever-more sophisticated counterfeits? To find out, Imran heads to a city ...
"After Glasgow, there is a clamour for fashion companies to increase their commitment to sustainability and supply chain transparency – and for legislation to hold them to their promises. At the Cop26 ...
"Amazon’s largest UK warehouse is being blockaded by climate activists targeting the global retail giant’s busiest day of the year. Extinction Rebellion’s Black Friday demonstration, with about 20 act ...
"16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, takes place every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Righ ...
"As the glittering British Fashion Awards return, the BFC announces its Foundation Award, recognising an outstanding emerging designer making positive change. Hannah Tindle meets this year’s nominees. ...
"The brand focuses on being responsible, rather than the confusing concept of sustainability. When it comes to sustainable fashion, it can be hard to know where to start. With an endless barrage of in ...
"Supply chains must be sustainable… but they also need to survive. With today being Black Friday, there’s a significant weight being placed on conspicuous consumption, with all the usual stories of pe ...
"Free clothes – but at what cost? Fast fashion label Pretty Little Thing, which is owned by the behemoth Boohoo group, announced its Black Friday celebrations today with an unprecedented 100 per cent ...
"The tide of fast fashion pulls in a way that can feel difficult to escape, even as supply chain problems spread around the globe. Love it or hate it, many feel they can’t live without quick and cheap ...
"De Montfort University (DMU) and the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab are encouraging garment workers in Leicester to complete an anonymous survey that will inform the strategy of the city’s new ...