
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

DHAKA – Unions in Bangladesh are calling for a trebling of the minimum wage for garment industry workers to US$192

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has announced a major ramping up of its use of lasers as

LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories

BOSTON – The global apparel industry is responsible for 6.7 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions according to

MANCHESTER – It would seem that not even the new breed of rapidly growing apparel etailers are immune from the

AMSTERDAM – Japanese fast fashion brand, Uniqlo, is at loggerheads with a group of labour rights NGOs about its refusal

LONDON – Researchers have successfully used betulin, a tree bark extract, to improve the water repellency of cotton fabrics, offering

BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report

WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce

COPENHAGEN – Global apparel brands are seriously lagging in their commitments to circularity claims a new status update from Global Fashion Agenda. Signatories to the

OREGON – The State of Arizona has pulled the plug on a US$1m grant it planned to offer Nike to build a new factory after

STOCKHOLM – Swedish Fashion Council has cancelled Stockholm Fashion Week and said it will focus on launching a “more sustainable alternative.” The event was due

TOKYO – Fast Retailing, owner of Japan’s largest fashion brand, Uniqlo, has announced a new global partnership with UN Women which it says will champion

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good is expanding to South Asia with the lof a dedicated regional innovation programme. Leading up to the expansion, the C&A

WASHINGTON – Almost half of Cambodian garment industry workers surveyed had experienced having a supervisor or manager forcing them to become their mistress or “second
WASHINGTON – A leading global apparel body has written to the Myanmar government expressing deep concern about the current human and labour rights regime. The

ARTEIXO – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Spanish business Inditex, which owns Zara, has announced ground-breaking plans to establish a specific sustainability committee which –

TREVISO – Benetton has become the world’s first global apparel retailer to say it is producing less clothing while increasing quality as part of its
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