"Women garment workers at factories in India which supply major brands and retailers have been subjected to widespread gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) during the COVID-19 pandemic, accordi ...
"We've spent so many years going round in circles on various issues impacting garment supply chains. We are still no closer to ensuring fairer purchasing practices now than we were a decade ago; it's ...
"Sources say employers fire workers at will and impose brutal work conditions on those who stay on. [...] Those workers in the Shwepyithar Industrial Zone who still have their jobs said they receive a ...
"A fire broke out at a factory in Gajjumata and machinery, furniture and other goods were reduced to ashes, the official said, adding that Rescue 1122 dispatched over a dozen firefighters with three v ...
"No injuries or deaths were reported. The Georgia-headquartered apparel supplier said sublimation products and wool jackets are the categories most affected. [...] The supplier noted that some of its ...
"The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has joined forces with other leading organisations to unify the fashion industry’s efforts on climate change and says industry policies must align w ...
"Luxury resale site, Hewi (Hardly Ever Worn It) has announced a partnership with Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) to power its carbon neutral logistics service." ...
"Boohoo Group’s Oasis has released its first rental collection with rental platform Hirestreet, offering customers a rental edit of over 50 pieces from its main collection." ...
"As the world marks nine years since the Rana Plaza garment factory disaster in Bangladesh, the Clean Clothes Campaign is calling on fashion brands such as Levi Strauss, Gap, VF Corp and Target to sig ...
"Nine years ago, on 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,138 people and exposing the incredibly unsafe labour conditions for factory workers in the garment sector. ...
"The London-based app’s software connects brands and consumers with seamsters with the goal of extending the life of new, pre-loved and vintage clothing. [...] The app has many aims, according to its ...
"Denim to Denim is a collaborative program that advocates for circular [denim] practice from the ground up and encourages design for secondary markets. The project relied on, on the ground exploration ...
"Workers of at least three readymade garment factories in city's Mirpur and Uttara area Monday demonstrated blockading Mirpur and Airport roads demanding their salary and bonus ahead of Eid which caus ...
"The University of Aberdeen's Business School Professor Muhammad Azizul Islam, who has conducted research on apparel workers in Bangladesh, finds the similarities between the way garment workers were ...
"This Earth Day we’re excited to announce several updates to the Ethical Shopping experience on Microsoft Bing. We first released this experience last year in the UK, and today are excited to announce ...
"New York State's proposed Fashion Act would be a revolutionary piece of legislation. Here's how it becomes reality. [...] [I]n January, a coalition led by New York State policymakers Sen. Alessandra ...
"Looking at fashion sustainability closer home in the UAE, there are a few second-hand luxury and thrift stores such as thrift for good, Retold, Bagatelle Boutique, Garderobe and The Luxury Closet amo ...
"The annual buzz around Earth Day always triggers the key question: What has been the impact of fashion firms’ sustainability commitments? [...] In October a study from Edited pointed out that while t ...
"An operator working in the garment factory of Udyog Vihar was beaten to death by his workmates. After the murder, the dead body was thrown in a drain. The perpetrators who confessed to the murder sai ...
"A unique ethical and sustainable fashion project has launched in Leicester, which will support trainee garment workers in the city, giving them the tools to ‘rise out of poverty’. The Dorcas Dress Pr ...
