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Adidas and Reebok top fashion transparency index
LONDON – Adidas and Reebok have come out top in this year’s Fashion Transparency Index which ranks 150 of the
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Birla Cellulose brings in auditor after pollution claims
MUMBAI – Birla Cellulose, the pulp and fibre business of Indian-based Aditya Birla Group, is to bring in an independent
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Game-changer for textile dyeing?
A new patented textile dyeing technology has been developed which uses smart technology to achieve extremely high levels of colour
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UK MPs debate fake fur issue
LONDON – UK MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said online stores such as Amazon and Not
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Bangladesh RMG sector moves to radical transparency
DHAKA – A team of researchers have travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to begin the painstaking process of mapping every single
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Profits plunge at Debenhams
LONDON – This week has brought further bad news for struggling UK retailers, with profits plummeting at department store Debenhams,
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Wrangler to double sustainable cotton use
GREENSBORO – US denim business, Wrangler, has committed to doubling its use of sustainably farmed cotton over the next year
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PVH supports water stewardship in Ethiopia
NEW YORK – International apparel group, PVH Corp, will work with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to support water stewardship efforts
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Spandex market soars as women ditch jeans for stretch knits
LONDON – New research suggests the global spandex market will grow rapidly thanks to growing consumer demand for stretchable fabrics.
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
