"Two years on and garment factories in Leicester are still underpaying and exploiting staff, a new study reveals. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) said that although the sector had changed “substantially” ...
"Thursday, 28 July 2022 at Dhaka 2:30 PM / Phnom Penh 3:30 PM / Beijing 4:30 PM This technical seminar is specifically for manufacturers, brand representatives, and other stakeholders interested in th ...
"Plastics have spiraled exponentially throughout society and the environment to the point that we literally eat and breathe them on a regular basis. More corporations are responding to consumer outrag ...
"The US FABRIC Act, which aims to address US garment worker exploitation, was introduced to the US House of Representatives for the first time on 21 July and global advocacy organisation ReMake has cr ...
"In [Xingcheng, a county-level city under Huludao City, Liaoning Province] with an area of only 2,113 square kilometers and a permanent population of about 500,000 people, there are 1,200 swimwear com ...
"Around a decade ago, there were two choices before the local leather industry: adopt the best environmental practices in tanning and get good prices in the global market, or skip the nature concern a ...
"Madewell collected nearly 1,000 pairs of jeans to be reused or recycled through its partnership with online resale destination ThredUp in 2021 and re-sold over 2,900 preowned Madewell pieces ranging ...
"The finding is among a number of worrying findings in a new report from the Low Pay Commission which echoes i’s own investigation into the Leicester sweatshop scandal last year. Secret clocking-in ma ...
"The big question, though: why was I there, at a sourcing and buying event, when The Interline is a technology publication? Are we about to start diluting our focus and bringing you our take on season ...
"Despite numerous public appeals from the international community and trade unions in the country, Ukraine’s parliament has adopted a modification of the labour legislation which means that companies ...
"China’s most vulnerable workers have actually seen a drop in their wages. One statistician from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that 181 million migrant workers travelled outside t ...
"‘Buy Now Pay Later’ or BNPL has come into vogue in recent years as consumers flock to the opportunity to pay for goods in installments rather than upfront. A March 2021 survey of 2,000 American adult ...
"In this video we clarify what digital clothes have to do with augmented reality, social media or the metaverse and ask ourselves the questions: Where do virtual outfits already work and where is ther ...
"Eddie Bauer is venturing into resale this August. Called “(Re)Adventure,” the program will accept Eddie Bauer-branded apparel, footwear, accessories and gear. Partners ThredUp and Looptworks are help ...
"Fashion for Good, together with Textile Exchange, have created a detailed analysis for benchmarking physical tracer technologies relevant in the textile industry. This report is the first step to cre ...
"We analysed each of the 104 cases against a set of indicators for labour and human rights abuse. Wage theft, inhumane work rates and mandatory overtime, and attacks on freedom of association were mos ...
"Myanmar’s military illegally seized power on 1 February 2021. Since then, garment workers – mostly women – have been on the front line of the country’s Civil Disobedience Movement, risking their live ...
"Workers at factories linked to the supply chains of global firms have faced increased abuse, including wage theft and sexual harassment, according to a new report If brands ‘cannot guarantee the prot ...
"Aquafil, a leading manufacturer of nylon, has announced progress in its collaboration with biotechnology company Genomatica, as the pair have produced the first pre-commercial quantities of plant-bas ...
"A new UK Government Low Pay Commission report suggests that despite some positive recent progress, Leicester garment workers continue to accept underpayment due to job insecurity and fear." ...
