"The starting pay package of Tk 15,633 inclusive of an overtime incentive for garment workers from March 2022, meant financially better-off days for the factory hands. Given the increase in work hours ...
"The European Chamber of Commerce is continuing to call for Cambodia’s energy regulator to remove burdensome capacity charges on solar and fully embrace renewable energy, in particular for the manufac ...
"The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) has called for a “green” national economy in Cambodia by calling for the removal of solar power tariffs and full implementation of renewable en ...
"A fire broke out in a factory in Punjab's industrial city of Ludhiana late on Sunday evening. A major fire broke out in a large hosiery unit located on Jalandhar Road in the city. Around 15 fire tend ...
"More than a thousand readymade garment (RMG) factories across the country, which mostly operate on sub-contract, are not associated with any of the two apparel apex bodies - BGMEA and BKMEA. As a res ...
"Industrial accidents kill hundreds of people and permanently disable thousands every year. A federal minister told parliament in 2021 that at least 6,500 workers had died while working in factories, ...
"Amazon staff at a warehouse in Coventry in central England are willing to strike over pay, a union said on Friday, in the latest labour dispute involving the U.S. e-commerce giant's British workers." ...
"Would you buy a pair of Christian Dior trainers previously worn by Lily Allen? What about a playsuit sported by Olivia Rodrigo or cropped jeans from Maisie Williams? The chance to buy clothes directl ...
"A new law deprives as many as 70% of Ukrainian workers of labour protections, including their collective bargaining rights. Trade unions in Ukraine, including Education International member organisat ...
"A company is seeking to target the worst aspects of wasteful fast fashion and demonstrate and economically-profitable circular economy with that most standard of garments—the t-shirt. Utilizing the s ...
"A novel, integrated treatment service uses a smart dispenser to simultaneously multiply, preserve and dose the number of microorganisms necessary for the bioremediation of industrial waste water. [.. ...
"Fast fashion is a harmful business model for people and the planet. But purging your closet of all your old fast fashion garments or avoiding buying fast fashion garments at your local charity shop i ...
"Pakistani media have estimated that, nationally, €2.6 billion worth of cotton might have been destroyed by the torrential rains that have ravaged cities and countryside alike. Over 45% of the country ...
"When Nigerian designer Gift Raji found out that her clothing and accessory designs had won Fashionomics Africa’s $3 000 (about R50 000) prize for sustainable fashion, it wasn’t only the cash prize th ...
"“The demand for ethical wool now is insatiable.” These were the words of the AWN’s Rod Miller, who recently spoke to farmers on a Lima farm about the growing hunger of the premium fashion industry fo ...
"Every month, Ayesha Barenblat coordinates a call between organisations on the front line of efforts to secure better pay and safer working conditions for the garment makers who power the fashion indu ...
"In the past, sewing was a profession that was not noticed by many people because the salary was quite low and the care regime was very superficial. However, now, when the era of industrialization has ...
"A Chinese textile manufacturer with factories in Vietnam, who requested anonymity, told the Global Times that some downstream customers are required to provide documents of product origin, in which c ...
"It seems another time bomb is ticking to explode anytime soon. The ticking time bomb here is the more than 1,000 units of subcontracting readymade garment (RMG) factories in operation all across the ...
"Whenever she passed by the warehouse while at work, 25-year-old Indah Dwi Madina said she always felt annoyed whenever she received “catcalls” – the act of whistling, shouting or commenting of a sexu ...
