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Jahitin.com helps 200 laid off garment workers find tailoring work - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-04T15:36:32+07:00

"During the Covid-19 pandemic, Asri Wijayanti got creative. She started Jahitin.com [Sewing.com], a start-up connecting home tailors with customers who need ...

Interview: Jérôme Permingeat, Manager of Le Minor - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-04T15:36:32+07:00

"Based in Guidel, the Breton company Le Minor guarantees it: a Le Minor sweater lasts at least forty years! [...] In 2018, Jérôme Permingeat and Sylvain Flet, ...

Recycling pre-consumer waste in Bengal: A new avenue for employment - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-04T15:36:32+07:00

"Until just a few years ago, scrap pieces from various hosiery factories or small scrap pieces from other readymade garment factories were incinerated. Which ...

EPZ firm risks losing millions following workers strke - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-04T15:36:32+07:00

"Hela Intimates Epz Ltd, a garment manufacturer in Athi River Machakos County risks running into losses following an ongoing stalemate with striking workers. ...

Two-thirds of garments made globally each year go to landfill - report - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-07T19:47:53+07:00

"To put the amount of clothing the world is sending to landfill into graphic perspective: it’s equivalent to the height of the Eiffel Tower every 16 seconds. ...

Luxury and fur: who’s in and who’s out? - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-07T19:47:53+07:00

"Fashion has a complicated relationship with fur; the material is central to some brands’ heritage, but others see it as out of sync with modern luxury An ...

The young consumer and a path to sustainability - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-07T19:47:53+07:00

"This report, published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute, assesses how important sustainability is for young consumers; how likely they are to focus ...

Gen Z in China and India more environmentally conscious: Report - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-07T19:47:54+07:00

"Credit Suisse Research Institute survey suggests youth in emerging economies more likely to buy sustainable products. Gen Z and millennial consumers in China, ...

Addressing forced labor from the bottom up - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-07T19:47:54+07:00

"Forced labor, also referred to as modern slavery, is one of the most pervasive issues facing supply chains today. For our part to contribute to these efforts, ...

Bangladesh garment workers face menstruation taboos - Kyna Intel, 2022-02-07T19:47:53+07:00

"Nearly 70% of Bangladesh's textile workers are women, but menstruation taboos mean they must skip work when they have their period. Activists say more must be ...