"Clothing suppliers for Missguided fear their lives could be at risk as the struggling fast-fashion retailer refuses to pay them for stock they delivered months ago. The owner of one factory in China ...
"Nine fire brigade vehicles, two bowsers and a snorkel took part in the rescue operation to douse the flames with a struggle of three hours. No casualties were reported in the incident." ...
"Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum warns that the country is losing 10-20% of its orders to India and Bangladesh as the ongoing crisis has shaken the faith of buyers. “Some of the buyers hav ...
"The Nordic Swan Ecolabel, the official ecolabel of the Nordic countries, has announced the launch of revised and sharpened requirements for clothing and other textile products certified with the labe ...
"Lead yoga brand Alo Yoga claims to be spreading good “by bringing yoga to the world”, but how ethical is Alo Yoga? Sadly the brand isn’t doing enough to manage carbon emissions or ensure workers in i ...
"A strategic look at models for collectively achieving climate goals. What’s being discussed? Last month’s meet-up was a pulse check – how are suppliers feeling about decarbonization targets? Some key ...
"Inflation, poverty and scarcity of food is forcing hundreds of girls and women in Sri Lanka towards prostitution. According to Stand Up Movement Lanka (SUML), the country’s leading advocacy group for ...
"The play revolves around a young female factory worker and her struggles. Garment workers will be able to enter the venue free of cost by showing their identity cards at the entrance. ‘The play mainl ...
"The retail sector has made valiant efforts to enhance its environmental and social responsibility. And yet permanently moving the needle on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects of busin ...
"In India, a few factories are even paying little more than minimum wage to their workers but the larger picture is different. The majority of workers are just getting minimum wage which is not suffic ...
"Industry non-profit Textile Exchange says that bio-based synthetic materials can play a part of the fashion and textile industry’s journey towards a more regenerative and circular future." ...
"Responding to the policy of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor in the Program "1 million initiatives - efforts to overcome difficulties with creativity and determination to defeat COVID-19", ...
"Ms. Aye Hnin Soe, one of Myan Ku’s beneficiaries, was able to cope with the difficulties encountered during the pandemic and the political situation. She and several of her co-workers were among the ...
"Through social networks, a young woman said that she found a help message on the label of the clothes she bought that left her amazed. [...] So far, the video has accumulated thousands of views and m ...
"There is still a 15-20 percent labor deficit in [the RMG] sector, perhaps because of the talk about wages for Bangladeshi workers. During the Corona period many workers went back to their village. We ...
"The protest took place on Sunday (May 29) at noon in front of the HR Textile Limited factory under the Pride Group adjacent to the Ulail bus stand in Savar." [Ed's note: see entry for HR Textile in t ...
"But are all the companies in our industry able to access green finance? The answer, at the moment, appears to be no. The evidence for this can be the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) factorie ...
"As energy bills, fuel and food prices continue to climb, more UK consumers are turning to second hand shopping and upcycling in order to make ends meet, as well as minimise their environmental impact ...
"If anything, what the pop-up did do is test the appetite – however covert – for Shein’s brand of fast fashion in the Australian market. When I spoke to a couple of local designers throughout the week ...
"GlamCorner, Australia’s best-known clothing rental platform, is celebrating 10 years in business by sharing its data to help reduce waste." ...
