
Textile unions target higher wages in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – A leading global union claims some workers in Ethiopia’s textile and garment sector are being paid as

ADDIS ABABA – A leading global union claims some workers in Ethiopia’s textile and garment sector are being paid as

GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced that it is now working with more than 350 brands after

DUBAI – The continued investor interest in Africa as the Next Big Thing in apparel sourcing appears to be showing

LONDON – Shares of British fashion chain, French Connection, rose by 20 per cent – to their highest value since

ZURICH – Leading Swiss standards organisation, Oeko-Tex, has developed a new testing procedure to help companies in the global textile

LONDON – The gender pay gap at rapidly growing UK ultra fast fashion business, Missguided, is 46.3 per cent, while

NORTH CAROLINA – Cotton and wool are perceived by consumers as the most sustainable fibres according to a new environmental

DHAKA – The Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser has called for the re-imposition of sanctions against Myanmar in the

NEW YORK – US-based publicly held corporations are beginning to report typical pay gaps between their CEOs and typical workers

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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