
New report warns of automation’s “dark side”
LONDON – Garment supply chains in South East Asia are set for drastic job losses as automation and sewbots come

LONDON – Garment supply chains in South East Asia are set for drastic job losses as automation and sewbots come

AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace has labelled polyester the “Achilles heel of fast fashion,” in a new report which reflects on the

HANOI – The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Hong Kong-based garment firm TAL

OSLO – A leading Taiwan textile business which lists as its customers Levi’s, VF Corp, Gap and Tommy Hilfiger has

STOCKHOLM – H&M has outlined details of new wage management systems aimed at improving career prospects for textile workers in

94 retailers have now joined the Global Fashion Agenda’s 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment, setting targets for circularity in fashion and

PHNOM PENH – Garment workers in Cambodia are being coerced by their employers to vote in July’s general election, or

AMSTERDAM – A new public disclosure tool aims to drive transparency around the release of wastewater by textile mills. The

AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for a trebling of the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers ahead of a

GENEVA – COVID-19 could cost 25 million jobs globally claims a new assessment by the International Labour Organisation. The startling figure comes as the impact

LONDON – Shares prices of the world’s leading apparel brands have plummeted over the past month amid stores closures and supply chain disruption caused by

LONDON – Civil society groups are calling on governments, brands and employers to protect supply chain workers from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19.

NEWCASTLE – British researchers have discovered polyester microfibres inside a new species of deep-sea amphipods which were only recently discovered in one of the deepest

HONG KONG – Apparel buyers are extending payment terms by up to 30 days for Bangladeshi suppliers as they seek to minimise the impact of

LONDON – Global business consultancy, Mckinsey, has issued a coronavirus briefing which suggests global GDP will fall by between 0.3 and 0.7 per cent during

BRUSSELS – Fair Wear Foundation has welcomed a new trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam which builds in commitments for improving labour rights in

SAN FRANCISCO – People will be incentivised to go out and buy more clothing in a new partnership between US apparel retailer Gap Inc and

NEW YORK – The coronavirus is now a ‘Black Swan’ event for apparel brands and retailers claims a new study which surveyed global brands with
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