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Scottish retailers warmly welcome new law to protect shopworkers from violence - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:20:12+07:00

"Scottish retail leaders have widely welcomed Scotland’s Protection of Workers Act, which came into force yesterday (24 August). The law is designed to give ...

Brands sign up to new Accord on Bangladesh - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:20:12+07:00

"Brands and trade unions have signed a new agreement on workplace safety in Bangladesh to replace the legally binding deal behind the Accord on Fire and ...

Heralded as a game changer, is Australia’s modern slavery act strong enough to curb abuses? - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:24:43+07:00

"The advent of these relatively novel laws has been welcomed by lawmakers and consumers, alike, but the recent allegations against Shein – paired with the ...

Lockdown effects on garment workers, part 2 - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:23:47+07:00

"Bangladesh is entering its 3rd week of strict lockdown as the spread of COVID-19 has been insufficiently weakened in the eyes of government officials. Public ...

International Accord: tentative agreement on expanded worker safety programmes - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:21:23+07:00

"Negotiations between IndustriALL, UNI and leading textile and garment brands signatories to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have yielded ...

Bangladeshi women try on rare leadership roles for a fairer fashion future - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-10T20:50:53+07:00

"More than half the country's sewing machine operators are women, but over 90% of their supervisors are men. [...] A 2017 study conducted by DBL Group, based ...

Int’l Accord emerges with fresh legally binding deal - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-10T20:50:53+07:00

"Global trade unions and international apparel retailers who were signatories to the former Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh on Wednesday ...

Retailers agree to extend Bangladeshi garment workers' safety pact - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:23:26+07:00

"Major global retailers agreed on a two-year pact with garment workers and factory owners in Bangladesh, extending a pre-existing agreement that makes ...

DS Smith explores seaweed as alternative packaging material - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:21:23+07:00

"Seaweed could soon be harvested to make packaging, with the fiber having been earmarked as a potential sustainable alternative to conventional wood and paper ...

Fashion, finance and fossil fuels creating 'critical' water risks, CDP warns - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:21:23+07:00

"Launched today (25 August), CDP’s new water impact index assesses how more than 200 different industrial activities impact the world’s water resources, and ...