
Canadian court dismisses Rana Plaza class action
ONTARIO – An appeals court in Ontario has dismissed a case which claimed Canadian retailer, Loblaw, has a duty of

ONTARIO – An appeals court in Ontario has dismissed a case which claimed Canadian retailer, Loblaw, has a duty of

PHNOM PENH – More than 2,000 garment factory workers fainted in Cambodia in 2018 according to new government figures. The

HELSINKI – Technology which takes renewable forest raw material and regenerates the cellulose into a textile fibre is set for

LONDON – UK Ministers have been accused of failing to get to grips with rampant worker rights abuses in garment

RATINGEN – Fashion retailer Esprit has committed to using only sustainable cotton, including Better Cotton and organic cotton, in its

BERLIN – Working conditions and safety have dramatically improved in garment factories post-Rana Plaza as apparel brands cut ties with

DHAKA – The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has deferred for a fifth time the date for further hearing of an

MADHYA PRADESH – New research has provided much-needed data comparing the social and environmental impacts of different types of cotton

BRUSSELS – Industry lobbyists, including representatives from the textile industry, are trying to kill a tool intended to allow citizens

GUJARAT – The Indian government has announced it will set up two ‘mega’ textile parks in Gujarat, on the western coast of the country, to

WASHINGTON – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced it will impose a sweeping regional ban on cotton and tomato-product imports from

KARACHI – Artistic Milliners, a leader in denim fabric and garments headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, has purchased a denim factory in Los Angeles, California, to

LONDON – The UK’s Foreign Secretary, Dominic Rabb, has warned British businesses they face heavy fines if they are linked to Chinese human rights abuse,

NEW YORK – Swedish textile recycling company, Renewcell, has achieved a market capitalisation of US$1bn less than two months since its Initial Public Offering (IPO)

BRUSSELS – New research has assessed outdoor apparel brands on the work they are doing to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFASs,

MANCHESTER – Online fashion retailer Boohoo has shared terms of references of its review into its Leicester supply chain as well as announcing that the

BRUSSELS – More than 150,000 workers in the apparel and footwear sectors of Cambodia – mostly women – have lost their jobs as a result

WASHINGTON – This past week, US President Donald Trump has finally given the green light to legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of China’s
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