"The question is then, how can someone put sustainability first when they can barely afford a roof over their head and food on the table, let alone setting aside money for sustainable clothes? Unfortu ...
2022
"Over the past year, the meteoric rise of NFTs and the metaverse paved the way for new talent, new perspectives, and new creativity. But the argument over just how sustainable the virtual dimension is ...
"The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) will later this month publish the findings of what it says is the most comprehensive study so far into the human rights implications of continued sourcing from My ...
"Purchasing practices of global brands are increasing the risk of abuse for workers at the far end of the supply chain in the textile and garment sector." ...
"As ways of expressing their strong commitment to the ILO Convention 190 on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work, Indonesian unions convened social dialogue meetings with employers ...
"UK clothing manufacturers are to see significant challenges as energy bills look set to surge again, with many unable to pass on the cost to consumers, the UK Fashion and Textiles Association tells J ...
"Garment factory labourers for big clothing brands often struggle for legal compensation after losing their jobs, even when court rulings favour workers in wage cases." ...
"Remake’s most recent panel with The Outrage, a network of political activists leveraging fashion as a method of propelling social change, discussed these current labor rights abuses present within fa ...
"Luxury fashion brand Burberry has had its net-zero emissions target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)." ...
"Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), and thredUP (NASDAQ: TDUP), one of the largest online resale platforms for women's and kids' apparel, shoes, and accessories, are pleased to a ...
"The global fashion industry largely follows the linear pathway of ‘take, make, wear and throw’, producing a staggering 13 million tonnes of global textile waste. Textile industry stakeholders are now ...
"Garment and Fashion Workers Union (GAFWU), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union through Unions United, won a long drawn out legal battle against SLAM Clothing Pvt. Ltd which had locked out and dism ...
"The Canadian Labour Congress, the United Steelworkers (USW), CUPE, OSSTF, PSAC and UFCW have been working together to support on the ground efforts to demand change. One of the groups they work close ...
"A fire that had broken out in one of the shoe factories near the Balaju industrial area on Wednesday morning has been brought under control." ...
"Exactly one year ago, we launched the Asia Garment Hub, a digital one-stop store tailored to the garment and textiles sector in Asia. Time for a look back at what has happened in this year. A convers ...
"The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) has recently announced that it has launched investigations into a number of fashion retailers to determine “whether the firms’ green claims are mi ...
"Over 40,000 power loom workers in Faisalabad responded to a call for a strike to demand social security cover and an increase in wages. The workers, who have been on strike since 1 August, have also ...
"The Better Cotton Initiative faced scrutiny over its work after partnering with Chinese firm accused of rights abuses. When the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) launched in 2005 promising to promote th ...
"In this interview with Jay and Nikyle Begay and Zefren Anderson, we learn about the long arc of relationship between the Dine and the Churro Sheep. Beyond the narratives promulgated by colonization a ...
"Over 100 leading UK retailers have written a joint letter to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales to make violence and abuse against retail workers a priority, despite themselve ...