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Guess launches apparel recycling initiative
LOS ANGELES – Luxury US apparel retailer, Guess, has launched its own in-store collection and clothing recycling programme in California.
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Funding boost for circular economy initiatives
AMSTERDAM – Five initiatives aimed at closing the loop in the apparel sector have been given a €1.29m funding boost
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Playing the long game
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN – Sustainability pays in the long run is a key takeaway from this year’s European Outdoor Show which is
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WL Gore takes latest step in sustainable fabrics
FELDKIRCHEN-WESTERHAM – Technical fabric brand, W L Gore, has announced new products which eliminate the use of PFCs of concern
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Brand love a thing of the past, claims research
LONDON – Young fashion consumers are increasingly fickle and flighty, shifting between brands from one new trend to another, claims
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Apparel sourcing hubs among hotspots for poor worker rights
GENEVA – Key textile sourcing hubs represent five of the top ten worst countries for poor worker rights in a
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Ethiopia targets global lead on sustainable leather
ADDIS ABABA – A new EU backed initiative aims to turn Ethiopia into a global leader for environmentally friendly leather
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Rwanda backs local textile exporters
KIGALI – The Rwandan Government has said it will cover tax obligations for local textile exporters to ensure they are
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Archroma expands textile research in Pakistan
REINACH – Swiss textile chemical specialist Archroma has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Engineering &
Labour groups call for compensation scheme in Bangladesh
9th October 2018
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DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial accidents. The groups point out
Italian auditor “ignored fatal flaws” in garment factory
10th September 2018
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AMSTERDAM – More than 250 garment workers died in a garment factory fire in Pakistan after the company supposed to be auditing the building “failed
Just 3% of Bangladesh garment factories unionised
3rd September 2018
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DHAKA – A survey of almost 4,000 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh found that 97.5 per cent of them do not have trade unions. The
Accord cuts ties with Sears, Macy’s supplier
3rd September 2018
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DHAKA – A Bangladesh textile mill which supplies to US retailers Sears and Macy’s Inc has had its business ties cut with signatories to the
UN submits damning rap sheet for garment hub Myanmar
28th August 2018
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NAYPYIDAW – A major new UN report has concluded that Myanmar’s military leaders, including its top commander, need to be further investigated and potentially prosecuted
Ethiopia way short of textile export target
21st August 2018
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ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s textile and garment sectors achieved less than half of their export target for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The Government has pinned
Bangladesh calls for higher apparel prices
29th June 2018
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BRUSSELS – The Bangladeshi Commerce Minister has called for higher prices for the country’s apparel products to reflect factory upgrades that have been made in
Vietnam textiles to profit from revived TPP deal
12th March 2018
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HANOI – Vietnam’s textile and footwear sectors are among those which will benefit from lower tariffs thanks to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Unions demand trebling of Bangladesh minimum wage
5th March 2018
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DHAKA – Unions in Bangladesh are calling for a trebling of the minimum wage for garment industry workers to US$192 per month, from its current
