
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

KANPUR – A new technical centre will aim to revive the leather industry of Kanpur, India by driving best practice in production and improving adherence

WASHINGTON – US-based NGO, the Model Alliance, has written an open letter to John Mehas, CEO of Victoria’s Secret, calling for greater respect and protection

WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as a result of the Coronavirus

PHNOM PENH – Human Rights Watch has urged the European Commission to remove trade benefits from Cambodia, claiming there is “no point insisting on human

SPONSORED CONTENT – As sustainably-made products have become more of a consumer expectation than just an industry trend, brands are relying on strong collaborations with

WASHINGTON – A new study has highlighted the shocking extent of sexual harassment experienced by female workers in Brazil’s textile and shoe factories. The vast

GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, will unveil its first-ever Science Based

SINGAPORE – Textile dyes and auxiliaries business, Huntsman Textile Effects has launched a new dyeing auxiliary which, it is claimed, provides the shortest possible processing

BERLIN – A legal challenge is being launched against EU measures which, it is claimed, incentivise trade in forced labour textiles. The Uzbek-German Forum for
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