AMSTERDAM – Unions have warned that the global garment industry faces an existential threat amid the COVID-10 crisis. With retailers

DHAKA – Millions of garment industry workers face being laid off in Bangladesh if brands continue to cut and run

STOCKHOLM – H&M has warned it expects to make tens of thousands of lay-offs, as it decided to cancel its

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

HAMILTON – Wool biodegrades to a high degree in the aquatic environment, while synthetic fibres such as nylon and polyester

NORTH CAROLINA – Chronic exposure to microplastic fibres causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish

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

SHANGHAI – Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has successfully produced on commercial scale viscose fibre regenerated from textile

LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has announced there will be no licensed Better Cotton from Xinjiang, Western China next