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New Look plans to cut 980 jobs
LONDON – Up to 980 jobs could be cut at UK fashion group New Look as part of a rescue
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US apparel groups press for Myanmar labour reform
WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have expressed concern that labour
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EU aims to bolster textile chemical safety
BRUSSELS – The EU has vowed to take a hardline approach to textile and apparel goods imported from non-EU manufacturers
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Unions demand trebling of Bangladesh minimum wage
DHAKA – Unions in Bangladesh are calling for a trebling of the minimum wage for garment industry workers to US$192
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Levi Strauss replaces people with lasers
SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has announced a major ramping up of its use of lasers as
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UK brands linked to pollution scandal
LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories
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Landmark study measures fashion’s eco-footprint
BOSTON – The global apparel industry is responsible for 6.7 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions according to
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Job cuts on horizon at Missguided
MANCHESTER – It would seem that not even the new breed of rapidly growing apparel etailers are immune from the
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Uniqlo in dispute with NGOs over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – Japanese fast fashion brand, Uniqlo, is at loggerheads with a group of labour rights NGOs about its refusal
FOMO fuels fashion impulse buying, study finds
16th October 2025
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Fear of missing out (FOMO) is pushing young fashion shoppers towards impulsive purchases and adding to waste, according to new research from Indonesia. The paper
ALLIED’s ExpeDRY down wins Oeko-Tex and bluesign approval
16th October 2025
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MONTEBELLO – ALLIED Feather + Down has secured both Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification and bluesign approval for its ExpeDRY Ultra Dry Down. Developed to outperform
Fire at garment factory complex kills 16 in Bangladesh
16th October 2025
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DHAKA – At least 16 workers have died and dozens more have been injured after a fire swept through a garment factory complex in the
Exclusive interview on GOTS’ new textile standard
16th October 2025
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Global Standard recently announced a public consultation for a new Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS). We recently caught up with Claudia Kersten, managing director of Global
