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Garment worker dies of burns in Gazipur factory - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

Shakib Mia, 20, a worker at Nice Cotton in Gazipur, died at around 2:00am on Tuesday after being treated for burns at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for ...

Maxine Bédat unravels the lies of greenwashing - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“The author of Unraveled on why she doesn't subscribe to the term “sustainable fashion”. Maxine Bédat swears she began with a fairly modest aim: to tell the ...

Toward better governance in the ready-made-garment sector - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“Since the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka—which killed 1,134 people, large numbers of them garment workers—Bangladesh’s ready-made garment ...

Sri Lankan police arrest garment factory protesters in Mullaitivu - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“Sri Lankan police have arrested ten people, including the provincial council’s deputy chairman for Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu, following protests against ...

Karachi factory collapse: Unchecked construction poses threat to EPZA workers - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“June 4 collapse resulted in two deaths. A factory collapse in Karachi’s Export Processing Zone Authority has raised questions about worker safety and the lack ...

Why factory auditors turn up unannounced - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“Recent issues relating to pay and working conditions in the UK garment manufacturing industry have understandably put the spotlight on factory audits. I must ...

Fire breaks out at Gazipur knitting factory - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“Tasharraf Hossain, senior inspector of Joydebpur fire station, said the blaze started around 12am at a shed of Jersy Knitting factory and soon engulfed other ...

‘No sale’: Patagonia defies shopping festival fervour in China - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“‘Buy less, demand more’, the outdoor brand has proclaimed, in a contrarian tactic that has drawn attention amid the frantic discounting of the country's June ...

Your clothes spew microfibers before they’re even clothes - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“The clothing supply chain releases some 265 million pounds of microfibers that wash into the environment each year. You probably know by now that when you ...

Due diligence roars back into fashion - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:42+07:00

“Lack of awareness of human rights violations in apparel supply chains is no longer an excuse as incoming legislation forces accountability. [...] This week, ...