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Israel becomes first country to ban sale of fur - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“Israel has become the first country to ban the sale of animal fur, in a move welcomed by animal rights activists. Minister of Environmental Protection Gila ...

Capital factory owners told to update worker address listing - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has requested the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to notify factory owners in the capital to update ...

Fashion for Good project to scale biosynthetic fibres - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“Global sustainability organisation Fashion for Good (FFG) has initiated a new project that will explore the feasibility of scaling promising PHA ...

Adidas invests in fibre innovator Spinnova - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“Sportswear giant Adidas is investing €3 million (US$3.65m) in Finnish innovator Spinnova which makes textile fibre out of agricultural waste. Spinnova ...

Very worrying! More than 200 workers at Y&W Garment contract Covid-19 - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

201 workers from Y&W Garment factory have tested positive for Covid-19. The workers have been removed to two treatment centres. Other workers have confined to ...

Bomb blast at garment factory - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“An eyewitness said a bomb exploded inside the Huabo Times garment factory around 8:00 am. Workers were seen running from the scene. “It is unknown at this ...

Garment factories block canal - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

On 09 June, around 500 people from ten villages held a sit-in protest at the main gate of the Lusaka Group. They accused the company of blocking a government ...

German parliament adopts supply chain law, but compromise leaves gaps - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“Today, the Bundestag adopted the Supply Chain Act, obliging companies to identify and account for their impact on human rights – such as forced and child ...

[2] burnt workers die in Savar - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

“Two workers, who sustained burn injuries when hot water from a boiler spilled on them at a factory in Savar, have died. [...] The deceased are Rashedul Islam, ...

Fire at a garment factory in Tongi - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:44+07:00

Six fire units attended a fire at the New Olympia Textile Mills warehouse in Tongi, Gazipur, at around 10:15pm on 10 June. [Ed’s note: see video footage here.] ...