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The complex calculus of forging past fast fashion - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"The fashion industry is about to cross a new Rubicon of choice and convenience. But that opportunity is also dragging a complicated, damaging legacy with it. ...

Joint statement [on the announcement of foreign currency controls] - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"International business and investment depend on the use of globally accepted currencies, particularly the U.S. dollar, to conduct business. Businesses ...

Myanmar regime orders that all foreign currency be converted into kyats - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"Strapped for hard currency, the Myanmar junta has moved to seize foreign currencies in the country by ordering that foreign exchange earned by locals must be ...

Activists blame red river in Semarang one textile dye - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"The video circulating of a blood-red river near the Pekojan Bridge in Semarang has shocked the people of the capital city of Central Java. This is the first ...

Labour rights violations on the rise in Myanmar - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"Trade unions say labor rights abuses in Burma have been on the rise since 2021. In addition to the closure of factories without pay, there are more and more ...

Dozens of women garment workers injured in chemical spill - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"At east 65 women working in a garment factory have been poisoned after inhaling a chemical after it was leaked in a factory located in Al-Sarhan District, in ...

Why ‘eco-conscious’ fashion brands can continue to increase emissions - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"One big target is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for the past two decades many brands have signed up to a scheme called the Carbon Disclosure Project ...

Forced overtime at Tianjin Fashion Milestone - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

Workers at Tianjin Fashion Milestone say they are forced to work a half-day each Sunday but receive no overtime payment. The factory, which employs around ...

Fire caused by short circuit in cotton factory, goods worth lakhs burnt to ashes - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"Praveen Kumar, a resident of Garhi Pukhta, has a cotton factory in the Industries area of Sadar Kotwali area of Shamli district, which caught fire due to a ...

Handloom owner burnt alive in Ramnagar - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-11T14:40:19+07:00

"A massive fire broke out at a handloom factory in Ramnagar, Ward 6, located on Babel Road in Haryana's Panipat district. The factory owner working on a ...