"Alpargatas S.A., the Brazilian owner of the Havaianas flipflop label, has announced that it is making a strategic investment in Rothy’s, Inc., a San Francisco-based brand specialized in recycled foot ...
"What Happened: Created by Lablaco, the second annual Circular Fashion Summit (CFS) 2021 was held between December 9 and 19 in the SPIN metaverse. Focusing on “Redesigning Society,” the summit feature ...
"Denim Forward, Inc (DenimFWD) has launched in California, US, as a digital, on-demand production factory developed to contribute to the “return of textile production to the United States”. The denim ...
"Christmas shoppers are being urged to be wary of clothing brands which claim their garments have sustainability certifications. A Consumer NZ investigation into sustainable fashion claims resulted in ...
"Adding the Factory Social Score to factory profiles provides transparency over worker conditions and builds the confidence of buyers to place new orders and expand their existing business. Merchant B ...
"A senior Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training official said the Library and Learning Centres (LLCs) project in garment factories has provided important resources for the development of skills, ...
"Labour Minster Ith Samheng proposed that transport for garment workers be changed from flatbed trucks to vans to ensure worker safety and well-being. [...] Ministry spokesman Heng Sour said yesterday ...
"In recognition of the contributions of women working in garment factories in the city, the Karnataka government has decided to provide free bus passes to about 2.5 lakh such workers to travel to thei ...
"Ground-breaking new report on the extension of social health protection in Asia and the Pacific highlights shortfalls of existing schemes and need for wider access to health care services. An estimat ...
"The ITUC has written to the UN Secretary General to call for urgent action after a horrific escalation of violence by the military regime in Myanmar. There are credible reports of atrocities in sever ...
"A Newsweek review of financial filings in Congress has found that lawmakers who are driving legislation to protect Uyghurs in China are also invested—either directly in the form of stocks, or indirec ...
"The share transfer is part of Chinese tycoon Ding Shizhong and his family’s pledge to donate 10 billion yuan (US$1.6 billion) to Hemin Foundation The donation will help the company’s image as it cont ...
"Italy has banned fur farming in a landmark vote that means all remaining mink farms in the country will be closed within the next six months. The Budget Committee of the Italian Senate today voted to ...
"1. Anker Living Wage Reference Value for Urban Turkey The Anker Living Wage Reference Value for 2021 for urban Turkey is TRY 4,954 per month.2 This is the average living wage over 2021 required by an ...
"According to the official WeChat account of the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, Chinese ambassador Chen Mingjian and Tanzania’s Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training Joyce N ...
"This week, activists all over Germany deliver a letter from former workers of the Orljava factory to Olymp stores across the country. The activists and workers hold the German brand to account for th ...
"Fast fashion retailer Shein has launched the Shein Cares Fund, and will over the coming years donate US$10 million to non-profits supporting underserved communities, tackling animal health and welfar ...
"This set of policy recommendations is an invitation to join CPSC in a conversation on how the private, public, and NGO sectors can work together to address significant challenges in textile recovery ...
"According to Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Head of the National Council for Wages, about 3,000 establishments have obtained approval to postpone minimum wage rise in January until year; ...
"A century-old law lacking measures to ensure safe use of boilers increases the risk of fatal explosions at the country's growing industrial hub of Gazipur. The Boilers Act-1923 carries only a Tk10,00 ...
