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WASHINGTON – The International Labour Organisation is being urged to pass a resolution condemning China’s violation of its convention obligations…
Read the full story… Rights groups demand ILO speak out on Xinjiang

BREMEN – GMO content was found to be present in organic cotton products in a two-year EU funded project looking…
Read the full story… EU-project identifies GMO in organic cotton

WASHINGTON – The amount of counterfeit clothing being sold has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, the US American Apparel &…
Read the full story… AAFA warns of surge in clothing fakes

COPENHAGEN – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced it is looking at biosecurity on mink fur farms globally in order to prevent further…
Read the full story… WHO looks into biosecurity at mink farms

LENZING – Austrian wood-based fibre maker, Lenzing Group, has announced the launch of a new supply chain transparency platform which…
Read the full story… Lenzing rolls out supply chain transparency platform

LONDON – For the past decade, hundreds of brands and retailers have used the amount of ‘sustainable’ cotton they source…
Read the full story… Is this the end for ‘sustainable’ cotton rankings?

LONDON – 31 human and labour rights organisations have submitted group testimony to this week’s parliamentary hearing on Uyghur forced…
Read the full story… Rights groups want UK laws on Xinjiang

LONDON – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate whether descriptions and labels being used to promote products…
Read the full story… UK watchdog to probe ‘eco’ claims in fashion sector

LONDON – UK retailer Marks & Spencer has recorded the first loss in its 94-year history. The business this week…
Read the full story… Profits plunge at Primark, M&S amid covid pandemic