"Dozens of scholars have accused the UN human rights chief [Michelle Bachelet] of having ignored or contradicted academic findings on abuses in Xinjiang with her statements on the region." ...
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"On June 21, the US will begin enforcing a ban on goods from Xinjiang, a major manufacturing hub and the site of extensive alleged human rights violations against the region’s Uyghur minority. [...] T ...
"The term ESG is less than two decades old, but it may already be coming to the end of its useful life. [...] Some people wonder whether the term still has any meaning at all. “The acronym ESG is a bi ...
"The ultra-fast fashion company launched a $50 million fund to tackle waste at the industry’s annual sustainability gathering in Copenhagen this week. Many saw it as greenwashing, but it’s straight ou ...
"Campaigners gathered outside the offices of Missguided’s co-owners and administrators on Friday, calling for the failed company’s suppliers and their workers to be paid the money they are owed. [...] ...
"The labor dispute between the Federation of Garment and Leather Textile Handicraft Labor Unions and Industrial Centers and Industrial Centers affiliated with the Confederation of All Indonesian Trade ...
"In the textile industry, where the media talks about “export records”, workers earn 5,500 lira per month in Tuzla [...] The wages of the workers we interviewed from a non-union factory that produces ...
"Some union leaders are concerned that Cambodia could face the complete loss of the EBA from the European Union ( EU ) [if elections are found to be unfair]. [...] The president of the Cambodian Confe ...
"Now it is known that there were irregularities at the BM Container Depot. There was no proper security, no firefighting training, no accurate information. The Smart Group, which is part owner of BM, ...
"Thousands of factory workers from Chaity Garment, Intraco Fashion, Intraco Design, MBM Garment, Vision Garment, IDS Group, Kolka Garment, and Dmox blocked roads in Dhaka demanding higher wages to com ...
"Pakistan's textile exports are set to dramatically dip as the sector is hobbled by a nationwide energy crisis forcing daily power cuts on factories, with an industry leader warning about "a state of ...
"A disgruntled ex-Missguided employee has accused the fast fashion brand of failing to inform those on maternity leave and holiday that they were no longer employed by the company." ...
"The garment factory workers said that there are about 400 small factories in different areas of old Dhaka including Siddique Bazar, Alu Bazar, and North South Road. About 7,000 to 8,000 workers work ...
"A young woman was gang-raped at an export-oriented garment factory in Fatullah, Narayanganj. The girl herself filed a case with the Fatullah Model Police Station on Saturday (June 11)." ...
"Fire officials have said the depot blaze may have been started by a container of hydrogen peroxide and that safety regulations were not followed. "A case has been filed against eight people who were ...
"The garment brand Dannex, an initiative of the Chattisgarh district administration, offers livelihood opportunities to women who now earn up to Rs 12,000 per month. [...] Garment manufacturing is mak ...
"NGO Planete Enfants & Developpement (PE&D) has opened its first three Community-based Childcare Centres (CBCC) in Samrong Tong district of Kampong Speu Province to serve children of garment factory w ...
"My guest today is Amy Powney, creative director for the “It-girl” sustainable fashion brand Mother of Pearl in London. Amy is an environmental force in British fashion and speaks often publicly on th ...
"After two years online, the Global Fashion Summit – which sees key industry figures meeting to drive forward fashion’s sustainability efforts – returned in-person at Copenhagen’s Royal Opera House th ...
"A new coalition comprising several circular solutions specialists has been launched in a bid to advance policy in the United States." ...