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Fire hazard factory allowed to operate
DHAKA – Authorities in Bangladesh knowingly allowed a garment factory to operate despite it repeatedly having failed to address alarming
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Investors discuss H&M’s work on living wages
STOCKHOLM – A number of Nordic shareholders and investors in H&M have responded to accusations that they are failing to
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model
LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour
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New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability
AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully
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Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia
GENEVA – The full rollout of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Better Work Programme in Ethiopia has begun. Organisers say
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FLA demands factory list transparency for affiliates
WASHINGTON – The board of the Fair Labor Association, a US non-profit which promotes adherence to international and national labour
Amazon becomes US’s favourite apparel retailer
NEW YORK – Less than a fifth of apparel shoppers are willing to pay more for environmentally-friendly apparel, according to
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Gap to split into two separate companies
SAN FRANCISCO – US casual apparel company Gap has announced plans to separate into two independent publicly traded companies, Old
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Bangladesh Accord “remains hopeful” it will be granted extension
AMSTERDAM – A spokesperson from the Bangladesh Accord has told Apparel Insider they “remain hopeful” the Accord will be allowed
Water-saving initiative launched in Vietnam textile sector
3rd December 2018
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HANOI – WWF and Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) have launched a project to boost water management and sustainable energy use in Vietnam’s textile
