"A stringent US ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang region that came into effect this week ratchets up the pressure on companies to prove their supply chains are free of forced labour. [...] For bran ...
"The annual 618 shopping event failed to drive a much-needed uptick in sales, as consumer confidence in China remains low. Dopamine dressing, digital collections and a focus on sustainability helped s ...
"Barbour has teamed up with the National Trust, Europe’s largest conservation charity, to help fund the clean-up and restoration efforts in the North East of England following the extensive damage tha ...
"We the undersigned organizations write in strong opposition to section 314 of the Chairman’s Mark for H.R. 7900, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). If enacted, section 314 would ...
"Even though the AGOA expiration date is three years away, U.S. investment in the region already faces mounting uncertainty. Companies are poised to diversify out of China, and Africa is a logical pla ...
"Campaigns advertising textile products made of recycled materials are becoming more frequent. But do we have a clear idea of where these recycled materials come from? Do consumers assume recycled cot ...
"The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) is urging the US Trade Representative (USTR) to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for at least another ten years, noting as comp ...
"As a key figure behind the European Parliament’s push for mandatory corporate sustainability due-diligence legislation, Dutch politician Lara Wolters believes the time of “I didn’t know” is over." ...
"Europe will need a capital expenditure investment in the range of €6–7 billion to reach a fibre-to-fibre recycling rate of around 18–26% by 2030. This would mostly be needed to scale up sufficient so ...
"European textile recycling could be a €6-8 billion (US$6.3-8.4bn) industry employing about 15,000 workers by 2030, according to a new report from the textile and clothing industry body Euratex." ...
"The workers at the Acarsoy Tekstil factory operating in Bursa became a member of the union to imp0rove unfavorable working conditions. 4 workers who were fired for carrying out union activities have ...
"In addition, the industry is shifting, prioritizing investment capital in the field of high-tech and "cleaner" manufacturing-manufacturing. These are industries with high added value, such as manufac ...
"The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has set a minimum wage negotiation schedule for workers in the textile, garment, footwear, travel and bag sectors, for meetings from July to September t ...
"At around 3:15 a.m. local time on June 25, a fire broke out in a garment factory in the Dagon Port Industrial Zone, Yangon, Myanmar. According to witnesses, the fire was so large that almost the enti ...
"A video of a factory owner in Guangdong province shouting at dozens of vocational school students that summer job wages could be as low as 9 yuan (US$1.30) per hour has gone viral in China, while hig ...
"Leaders of the Garment Workers Trade Union Centre on Friday called upon the factory owners to pay wage and festival allowance of the garment workers before Eid–ul-Azha. GWTUC organised the rally in f ...
"Garment manufacturers and consumers alike are up in arms over the new Missguided, which they say is the old Missguided with a thin wash of fresh paint. [...] The factory owner is convinced that the e ...
"Executive summary The Asian region is still the main garment manufacturer of the world. In 2019, the region accounted for approximately 55 per cent of global textiles and clothing exports. The garmen ...
"A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry. Asia remains the garment facto ...
"A major fire broke out in the shoe manufacturing unit located in Dada Nagar Industrial Area in Govind nagar on Friday evening. Four employees of the factory who were trapped at the fourth storey of t ...
