LONDON – The UK’s Government’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has written to online retailer Boohoo asking why the business appeared…Read the full story… Boohoo: the questions that remain unanswered
Rights groups lobby PM over Leicester reform
LONDON – Unions, NGOs and civil society groups have written a joint letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging…Read the full story… Rights groups lobby PM over Leicester reform
Op-ed: industry’s solutions can be found in nature
ILLINOIS – This week we are delighted to share with all our readers a remarkable, wide-ranging essay which appears in…Read the full story… Op-ed: industry’s solutions can be found in nature
Uniqlo bans alpaca wool from collections
LONDON – Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo has become the latest brand to ban alpaca wool from its clothing following a…Read the full story… Uniqlo bans alpaca wool from collections
“We need to close the sweatshops” says Tory MP
EXCLUSIVE – Parts of Leicester’s garment industry have been allowed to operate beyond the law and become a breeding ground…Read the full story… “We need to close the sweatshops” says Tory MP
Esquel Group vows to stick by Xinjiang
HONG KONG – Esquel Group, the Chinese textile manufacturing giant, has vowed to keep its Xinjiang factories in Western China…Read the full story… Esquel Group vows to stick by Xinjiang
‘10,000 modern slaves’ in Leicester’s garment sector
LONDON – Retail trade union Usdaw, which represents workers at Boohoo’s warehouse and call centre in Burnley and head office…Read the full story… ‘10,000 modern slaves’ in Leicester’s garment sector
H&M supplier harassing workers to resign
AMSTERDAM – An Indian garment supplier to H&M has been accused of violating international labour standards. Gokaldas Exports is alleged…Read the full story… H&M supplier harassing workers to resign
Bangladesh Accord: a blueprint to address labour rights?
OPINION – In this special op-ed for Apparel Insider, supply chain and human rights expert, Kate Larsen, argues that by…Read the full story… Bangladesh Accord: a blueprint to address labour rights?