"The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to release the report - with Beijing ...
"In late 2017, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) began receiving increasing allegations by various civil society groups that members of the Uyghur and other predominantly ...
"Police have arrested two persons on the charge of beating up a female garment worker (17) in Savar. They were arrested from Savar's Bank Town area on Wednesday (August 31) noon. " ...
"There is a fixed wage grade for workers in the ready-made garment industry, comprising seven levels. But there is no such grade for 21.9 percent workers in the sector. They are working outside the wa ...
"74.3 percent workers of the country's garment industry have taken the first dose of corona vaccine. Only 20 percent of workers took the second dose. But no one took a booster dose." ...
"Garment factories are being asked to make payments to officials of the Directorate of Inspection of Factories and Establishments (DIFE). At least 29 percent of factories have made such payments. Such ...
"Two more large garment factories have been certified LEED Gold. The two factories are Jeans Plus Limited and Mehnaz Styles and Crafts Limited. [...] According to the latest data of BGMEA, 167 garment ...
"The study jointly conducted by Centre for Policy Dialogue and Christian Aid in Bangladesh showed that the monthly family income of an RMG worker in March increased by about 1.7 per cent to Tk 26,341 ...
"Garment workers have hardly benefitted out of their increased workload for a rise in locally-made apparel export orders, according to a joint study. Increased export orders has come in the form of ex ...
"The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training said that the talks to revise the minimum salary of garment and footwear factory workers will continue on September 13, as factory owners and unions fai ...
"The Danish Innovation Fund is investing 106.5 million Danish krone (US$14.3m) to support research projects aimed at transitioning the textiles and plastics industry towards circularity until 2050." ...
"Summary: B&C has shown advanced results on performance indicators and has made exceptional progress. With a benchmarking score of 82, B&C is placed in the leader category. Although the monitoring thr ...
"Global logistics company AP Moller Maersk has announced the construction of what it claims is the first of its kind green warehouse in Denmark." ...
"As a brand for and by women, kate spade new york, along with its Foundation, has focused its social impact mission on empowering women and girls with a focus on mental health for over a decade. Toget ...
"Paris-based luxury resale site Resee has launched a Series A funding round as it gears up for expansion, with a new showroom in Paris and plans to open its first overseas outpost in the United States ...
"Fashion brands have long been promoting their environmental credentials through catchy collection names and slick ad campaigns. Now, lawyers and legislators are coming for any unsubstantiated claims ...
"The European Union should align its policies with international corporate climate reporting rules in order to simplify life for companies and save time in the long run, a global standard setting boar ...
"China lashed out Thursday at the U.N. human rights office over its release of an incriminating report that found Beijing’s crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region involved “serious huma ...
"During the month of September, River Island will plant one tree for every new email registration and app download." ...
"The country's apparel workers are far from earning a living wage, while their family expenditure is increasing with each passing day, said stakeholders on Wednesday." ...
