News Fast Retailing profits up 28 per cent TOKYO – Fast Retailing Co, owner of Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo, forecast 18 per cent growth in annual profit Read More »
News EURATEX calls for EU to push clean textile sector BRUSSELS – The European Apparel and Textile Federation, EURATEX, has called on the EU presidency to develop a new competitiveness Read More »
News Bangladesh think tank proposes doubling of garment worker wages DHAKA – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), an influential Bangladeshi think tank, has called for the minimum wage for Read More »
News Climate forum concludes on a high in Bangladesh DHAKA – The first ever initiative on climate action focusing on the fashion & apparel sector, the Bangladesh Climate Action Read More »
News Fashion going backwards on purchasing practices NEW YORK – Poor purchasing practices by global fashion brands are making it virtually impossible for denim suppliers to implement Read More »
News Benetton joins campaign for better clothing information LONDON – Italian fashion retailer Benetton is one of a dozen signatories to a new campaign calling for clearer information Read More »
News People Tree liquidates its UK operation LONDON – High profile ethical fashion brand People Tree is in the process of putting its UK business into liquidation Read More »
News Study finds worker violations in Pakistan LONDON – A new report claims global high street brands including Gap, adidas, H&M, M&S, Puma, Levi’s, Primark, Boohoo and Read More »
News Leicester garment workers protest over job losses LEICESTER – Workers, trade unions and labour rights campaigners staged a protest in Leicester this weekend over job losses in Read More »
New Look plans to cut 980 jobs 7th March 2018 No Comments LONDON – Up to 980 jobs could be cut at UK fashion group New Look as part of a rescue plan which will see it Read More »
US apparel groups press for Myanmar labour reform 7th March 2018 No Comments WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have expressed concern that labour regulations in Myanmar don’t meet Read More »