"ANSES [a network of nine reference and research laboratories located throughout France] - in partnership with Sweden - has requested more than 1,000 substances in clothing be restricted under the REA ...
"Workers at a ready-made garments in Shubra El Kheima held a sit-in protest in front of the factory demanding payment of wages [which are two months overdue]." ...
"Many HCMC manufacturers are expanding to other localities, especially the Mekong Delta, to utilize a readily available labor force. [...] Garment maker Nhabe Corporation is offering salaries of VND1 ...
"Technology has given rise to fast fashion. As new trends are bringing in huge profits for fast fashion giants, they are also having a detrimental impact on the environment, factory workers, and consu ...
"Apparel group Crystal International has launched a Net Zero 2050 Vision and will work towards the interim target of reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35 per cent by 2030." ...
"The Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) has funded an exciting Scholarship opportunity to explore circularity solutions and garment durability in partnership with WRAP and the Textiles 203 ...
"As concerns over sustainability continue to grow, so too does greenwashing within the fashion industry. Shockingly, a recent study by Changing Markets Foundation found that nearly 60 per cent of gree ...
"Target recently announced it will raise its starting wage for some workers to as much as $24 an hour. The exact starting wage will depend on the job and the local market, with market-level wages set ...
"Fashion brands globally are rallying to provide long-term, meaningful employment for fleeing Ukrainians. It’s laudable – and could offer lessons to be replicated for other refugees. ...
"“I have been working with my mother as a seamstress since I was a child. Together, we make 280 rupees [$1.56] a day,” says Urooj, 21, a home-based worker residing in New Karachi. She tells The News o ...
"A new academic study of Indonesia's emergence as an Islamic fashion capital says the country's 'exploited' garment workers are not getting their fair share of the credit or the rewards." ...
"Supply chain logistics business Bleckmann has announced the acquisition of circular solutions provider The Renewal Workshop (TRW) as it looks to bolster its recommerce portfolio." ...
"Labour rights are deteriorating in Bangladesh, despite government promises to commit to an International Labour Organization (ILO) road map for reform. While the last two years of the COVID-19 pandem ...
"New evidence of violations of workers’ rights in Bangladesh in three major economic sectors – the ready-made garment, shipbreaking, and leather sectors – reveals the impact of government inaction on ...
"The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has forged a strategic partnership with the United Nations’ Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) as they look to accelerate the sector’s carbon reduction efforts. " ...
"The price on the tag has to factor in the materials, labor, transportation, taxes and of course a retail markup, among other costs. When all these are added up, it becomes clear that someone is losin ...
"Although there is no data available on the exact number of homebased workers in the leather manufacturing hub of Ambur, Tamil Nadu, our field surveys estimate that there are more than 10,000 women, l ...
"All cotton in the collection is traceable to individual farms. Wrangler is expanding its Rooted Collection range of jeans and shirts grown, cut and sewn in the USA." ...
"Sustainability solutions provider Green Story has secured €1.1 million (US$1.2m) which it’ll use to broaden its outreach with the view to engaging more brands and retailers." ...
"If [the textile and garment sector] cannot meet the requirements of "greening" of customers, it will find it very difficult to compete in the international market and may lose many big customers. [.. ...
