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Factory initiatives team up to support workers - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:04+07:00

"Responsible business initiatives Fair Wear Foundation, the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) and the German Partnership for ...

Burnley: Usdaw calls on Boohoo to recognise union - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:04+07:00

"Workers' representatives at an East Lancashire based online fashion giant has urged the company to show it is "serious about becoming an ethical trader." ...

Garment and textile industry expects full operation next year - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:04+07:00

"The garment and textile sector is confident of returning to full operation starting early next year, with the government going on its aggressive vaccination ...

Over 93pc RMG workers faced up to 65pc wage cuts in pandemic: Survey - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:04+07:00

"A total of 93.4 per cent of the surveyed readymade garment (RMG) workers in Bangladesh faced up to 65 per cent cut in wages during the Covid-19 period, ...

One of world's largest exporters of clothes is going green - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"Zaber and Zubair Fabrics Ltd, a supplier of home textiles to major European retailers H&M and Lidl, is one of a growing band of Bangladeshi garment factories ...

New report: Risk of forced labour in clothing industry rises due to pandemic and industry response - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"Deteriorating living and working conditions for workers in garment supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic have increased the risk of forced labour, ...

Tracking fashion’s diversity: What the 20 biggest apparel companies have done since the black squares - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"It has been a year since the black squares. Since the flood of #BLM hashtags. Since companies came out with promises to improve the racial diversity in their ...

Sale of illegal HT-Bt cotton seeds doubles - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"The illegal cultivation of herbicide tolerant (HT) Bt cotton has seen a huge jump this year, with seed manufacturers claiming that the sale of illegal seed ...

Victoria startup making waves in microplastics research - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"[R]esearch into the amount of microplastics in the world’s oceans and the impact they have on the environment is time-consuming, costly and sparse. Ocean ...

80% of unwanted fiber in New South Wales, Australia will be landfilled in 2020 - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"Of the approximately 305,000 tonnes of fiber discarded last year in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, only 800 tonnes were recycled. This is due to a report ...