"While the cotton gin has greatly increased the speed of crop production since its invention more than three centuries ago, the U.S. Department of Labor has found 8 out of 10 cotton gin employers it i ...
"Investigations by the US Department of Labor (DOL) have found that eight of ten cotton ginneries in the south-east of the country are underpaying their workers. Employers were found to be in breach o ...
"Consumer interest is growing, but animal welfare is not yet a trend for most of the big fashion brands. This is the statement made by the animal welfare organization Vier Pfoten [Four Paws] in the se ...
"Exit “fast fashion”? In the middle of the sales period, which begins this Wednesday, January 12, you may have trouble finding “made in China” labels in some stores. For several years, ethical French ...
"In a dark warning, a Maharashtra government appointed panel has warned that any move by the Centre to slash or withdraw import duty on cotton could benefit Pakistan-China and prove detrimental to the ...
"A worker at Honor Apparel, a Chinese-owned garment factory in Yangon's Shwepyithar Township, told RFA on January 8 it had paid compensation for more than three months after the factory shut down for ...
"Workers of a ready-made garment factory in Savar have staged protests and a strike demanding various things. Meanwhile, two security guards of the factory were injured in the mass beating of the agit ...
"Sweden’s Renewcell invented a process to dissolve used denim into a new fabric; Levi’s is now using the material in its most iconic style. For years, the fashion industry has been trying to recycle f ...
"As the Covid crisis continues to deepen and restrictions turn stringent, migrants have started leaving the city fearing a lockdown. Gurugram has been reporting over 2,000 cases daily since last few d ...
"Putting a price tag on water may sound weird, but depleting level of the natural resource under the surface makes nation think otherwise The country for the first time has tabulated the shadow prices ...
"A massive fire broke out at a garments factory in the Bayezid Bostami area of Chattogram port city on Tuesday morning. The fire started around 7.45am at Anwara Garments factory, fire officials said. ...
"Abstract: Microfibers of polyester and cotton might be significant for the transport and fate of chemical pollutants in the air due to the amounts emitted, as well as their capacities to sorb inorgan ...
"A single tumble dryer could be responsible for releasing 120m micro plastic fibres into the air each year, a study has found. Tumble dryers are one of the main sources of microfibre pollution in the ...
"As apparel companies struggle with global supply chain disruptions, American Giant has a simple solution: Make your products in the U.S. It’s not that hard. Many fashion brands believe it’s nearly im ...
"There are several reasons for this growth in exports. One of the most telling is that several of our competitors, including Vietnam and China, were hamstrung by logistical issues and industry lockdow ...
"The fashion company LPP from Poland will become a new partner of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). The world-renowned standard for sustainable cotton is thus continuing the continuous growth of the previ ...
"Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) has teamed up with German development agency GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) to promote innovative circular solutions in India. “The j ...
"In the path towards a more sustainable fashion industry, brands and designers are branching out beyond ubiquitous materials like cotton and polyester and instead tapping into unexpected resources. Sp ...
"On 23 December 2021, President Biden signed the much-anticipated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) into law, marking a further ramping up of efforts by the US to counter forced labour in Chi ...
"Barclays has joined together with fellow investors Techstart Ventures, Rafal Brzoska, and Sarah Friar in a $6.6 million Seed Round of investment capital in Responsible, creators of the world’s first ...
