"Friends Ajay and Durgesh were lured from the same village in the remote and poverty-stricken countryside of eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) in January 2021. The boys, aged 16, were whisked away from their ...
"The factory of Zaheen Knitwears Limited which was ravaged by a blaze in Narayanganj lacked adequate fire safety system, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence. “The fire safety system in the ...
"Allow us to introduce ourselves: we, the workers of @REI Soho, have come together to form a union with @RWDSU. One week ago today, in our daily huddle, workers presented the following to our manager, ...
"New Jersey’s largest drinking water supplier discovered a toxic chemical in the river where it gets water for hundreds of thousands of customers, setting off a major search for polluters that led bac ...
"Police in Thailand have filed criminal charges against two union officials and four other labour activists after speaking at a protest, demanding that the Thai government and brands including Victori ...
"There are now not one, but two, letters penned with revisions for the “Fashion Act,” or S7428, a bill crisp on New York’s legislative circuit and fashion’s agenda. [...] In a letter sent Jan. 14, a g ...
"Following an open call for proposals in September 2021, The UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (FTTI) in partnership with British Council are pleased to announce 5 UK and Official Develop ...
"Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation. [...] Not only has ...
"IndustriALL Global Union has blamed the rising deaths on relaxed inspections and licensing by the government. More than 162 workers died in industrial accidents last year highlighting the soaring cas ...
"Takeback and resale programs by staple brands like Levi’s and Madewell are raising awareness of textile recycling, and programs like the Ellen MacArthur’s Jeans Redesign guidelines are working to ens ...
"Myanmar lost about 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid the combined shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and military coup, the International Labour Organization said on Friday. The Southeast Asian country saw ...
"While there have been a smattering of local clothing brands that have attempted to incorporate certain elements of sustainability into their business models, Pakistani fashion still has a long way to ...
"If we are to create tangible change, we need to do it in a way that benefits those that consume fast and cheap clothing. [...] The real solution, and one that is much more inconvenient, is working wi ...
"Abstract The findings of this study can be used as evidence base to improve the knowledge of the effectiveness of recycling capabilities of textile waste. This study wants to substantiate the underst ...
"Around half of the 2-3 lakh people employed in this footwear cluster in Old Dhaka have lost their jobs and shifted to other professions during the past two years of the pandemic. [...] According to t ...
"Two workers from the Donto tannery suffered a very serious accident on Saturday while carrying out maintenance tasks. After falling into the factory's effluent treatment pool, one of them died of suf ...
"Established since 1962, Tenun Lurik Kurnia has been operating for six decades. It is said that this is one of the oldest lurik fabric businesses in Yogyakarta, which is made with non-machine looms. [ ...
"The Civil Protection forces in Qalyubia managed to control a fire that broke out in a clothing factory, at dawn today, Sunday, in the West Shubra Al Khaymah neighborhood, on the Ring Road on the Cair ...
"In such a situation, those who will continue to do business in Myanmar are at extreme risk on the one hand and on the other hand they are helping the human rights violators there. [...] Meanwhile we ...
"Environmental issues related to the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh appear to have taken a back seat in recent years. Much more focus has been placed upon social aspects, including fact ...
