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World Bank backing for greening of Ethiopian textile industry
ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank is to launch a project to support Ethiopia in the greening of its rapidly
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Labour groups call for compensation scheme in Bangladesh
DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial
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Leading labour groups call for ‘Pakistan Accord’
KARACHI – Leading unions and labour groups in Pakistan have called for the country’s own safety ‘Accord’ similar to that
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Fashion for Good opens interactive museum
AMSTERDAM – The doors have opened on a new museum which informs and inspires end consumers about the latest thinking
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IFC, Gap initiative to drive sustainability in Pakistan textiles
KARACHI – The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is to help textile manufacturers in
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Clothing microfibres contaminating sea salts
MUMBAI – Synthetic microfibres from clothing have been found in leading brands of sea salts by Indian researchers. Eight brands
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EU launches withdrawal process of Cambodia trade benefits
BRUSSELS – Cambodia is on the brink of losing duty-free trading access to the European Union. European Commissioner for Trade
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UK fashion bosses called to task over sustainability
LONDON – Fashion bosses in the UK are being asked by the Government to reveal their environmental record. Amid growing
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Myanmar trade sanctions would “make no sense”
BRUSSELS – The possible reintroduction of EU trade sanctions against Myanmar would “make no sense on any level,” according to
