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Nine years since Rana Plaza, IKEA and Levi's are freeriding on efforts to make factories safe - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"Nine years ago, on 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,138 people and exposing the incredibly unsafe labour conditions ...

Tailoring, repairs app Sojo raises $2.4 million in pre-seed funding - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"The London-based app’s software connects brands and consumers with seamsters with the goal of extending the life of new, pre-loved and vintage clothing. [...] ...

Denim to Denim - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"Denim to Denim is a collaborative program that advocates for circular [denim] practice from the ground up and encourages design for secondary markets. The ...

City dwellers suffer in traffic jams as RMG workers demonstrate - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"Workers of at least three readymade garment factories in city's Mirpur and Uttara area Monday demonstrated blockading Mirpur and Airport roads demanding their ...

Social audits, modern slavery — Covid shows apparel industry did not learn from Rana Plaza disaster - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"The University of Aberdeen's Business School Professor Muhammad Azizul Islam, who has conducted research on apparel workers in Bangladesh, finds the ...

New updates to the Ethical Shopping hub on Microsoft Bing - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"This Earth Day we’re excited to announce several updates to the Ethical Shopping experience on Microsoft Bing. We first released this experience last year in ...

How a fashion bill becomes a law - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"New York State's proposed Fashion Act would be a revolutionary piece of legislation. Here's how it becomes reality. [...] [I]n January, a coalition led by New ...

Innovations in sustainable fashion - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"Looking at fashion sustainability closer home in the UAE, there are a few second-hand luxury and thrift stores such as thrift for good, Retold, Bagatelle ...

Is sustainability in fashion actually working? - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:45+07:00

"The annual buzz around Earth Day always triggers the key question: What has been the impact of fashion firms’ sustainability commitments? [...] In October a ...

Garment factory operator beaten to death - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-28T10:42:51+07:00

"An operator working in the garment factory of Udyog Vihar was beaten to death by his workmates. After the murder, the dead body was thrown in a drain. The ...