2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
ZDHC welcomes new programme contributors
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 09:00 PM

"Soorty, one of Pakistan's largest vertically integrated denim manufacturers, and Debag Kimya, a Turkish producer of chemicals for the leather industry, have joined the ZDHC Foundation’s Roadmap to Ze ...

Leather industry trade bodies join forces
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 09:00 PM

"Two major leather industry trade organisations, Leather Naturally and Leather Working Group, have agreed to closer working practices through reciprocal membership schemes." ...

New dashboard flags up garment worker pay gap
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 09:00 PM

"The minimum wage in the world's key garment manufacturing countries is an average of 45 per cent less than the living wage - the amount needed to meet basic needs, according to a new study." ...

Protecting women garment workers from robots
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 09:00 PM

"The winners have been announced of a competition set up to protect women garment workers in Bangladesh from the threats posed to their livelihoods by automation." ...

Fire at BSCIC knitwear factory under control
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 09:00 PM

"A fire that broke out at a knitwear garments factory named 'Automation Knitwear' at Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area in Fatullah has been brought under contro ...

MCQ infuses rice-leather jacket with custom fragrance
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 08:57 PM

"Natural latex is combined with rice hulls and a woodsy blend of essential oils to form this scented jacket, created by Alexander McQueen sub-brand MCQ to showcase the unique characteristics of plant- ...

Garment businesses struggle to find workers after Tet
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 08:57 PM

"After the Lunar New Year holiday, labor shortage occurs in garment enterprises in Quang Binh. When the Covid-19 epidemic situation is gradually under control, the whole country returns to a new norma ...

Garment sector strategy ‘due soon’
by Kyna Intel — last modified Feb 22, 2022 08:57 PM

"A development strategy designed to transform the Cambodian garment trade into a dynamic, diversified, high-value and competitive sector – with a focus on the upskilling of factory workers – will be l ...