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Garment workers at risk without access to COVID-19 vaccine: Report - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-10T20:50:53+07:00

"Garment workers aren’t getting enough information around immunization against COVID-19 and many don’t have access to the vaccine either. According to a report ...

Can traceability solutions combat greenwashing? - Kyna Intel, 2021-07-06T10:29:03+07:00

“In our last issue, we discussed the widespread problem of ‘greenwashing’ in the textile and fashion industries and how this new, dangerous culture of ...

George names most sustainable garment supplier - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:40+07:00

“Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer Hela Clothing, which also has factories in Kenya and Ethiopia, has been presented with the ‘Most Sustainable Factory’ award at ...

Nike factory partner to pay laid-off garment workers $600K - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:40+07:00

“Tegra is set to sign a deal to pay 965 workers around $600,000 in layoff and other compensation as it unwinds a key apparel factory in Managua, Nicaragua, ...

Minister slams ‘shocking’ Leicester textile factory exploitation - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-10T20:50:53+07:00

“A Minister has slammed problems in Leicester’s textile sector, calling reports about worker exploitation nothing short of “shocking”. Business Minister Paul ...

Bangladesh is a front-runner in ethical manufacturing - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:40+07:00

“Charles Darwin said in his famous book “On the Origin of the Species” that it’s not the strongest or most intelligent of the species that survives but the one ...

Are Instagram microtrends making or breaking sustainable fashion? - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:40+07:00

“Like most things, fashion is uncompromisingly tied to the changing social and economic landscape of our modern lives. To mediate these ever-changing ...

State of Nevada, USA, regulates PFAS and flame retardants in certain consumer goods - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:40+07:00

“The US state of Nevada has recently approved measures to regulate PFAS and organohalogenated flame retardants (OFR) in a variety of consumer products. The ...

See the horrifying place where your old clothes go to die - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:40+07:00

“A landfill in Ghana is the final resting place for many of our fast fashion purchases. When author Maxine Bedat visited, it was literally on fire. One August ...

QMI closed after 296 workers test positive for Covid-19 - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-10T20:50:53+07:00

On 08 June, authorities in Sangkat Chom Chao barricaded the Trapeang Po market and the area around the QMI garment factory (aka Grand Twins International). The ...