Dr A Sakthivel, Chairman, ATDC & AEPC presided over the 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ATDC held on September 28, 2020. Organized via video-conferencing, the meeting was attended by over 70 leading industry members from across India. Among those present wertr: Usha Fabs, Jyoti Apparels, Monica... Read more
"Most brands were willing to share initiatives for promoting living wages. They were also transparent about their limitations in producing in developing countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam, as the wage-setting mechanisms and social dialogue in these countries are still at a nascent stage" Even a... Read more
"Although shares of Fast Retailing, the Japanese company behind clothing brand Uniqlo, surged more than 75 per cent over the past year due to its steady expansion in overseas and endorsement deals with tennis star Roger Federer and golfer Adam Scott, around 2,000 of its Indonesian laborers were laid off with unpaid wag... Read more
"Not immune to the challenges of recession, unemployment and sustainability in consumption and production, India’s RMG exports has been hovering around $17 billion for the last few years. Increasing competition is making buyers more stringent about brand’s compliance to environment standards. They are also ... Read more
"The textile industry in Faisalabad, known as the little Manchester of Pakistan, has been facing a severe financial crisis ever since the federal government announced its 2019-20 budget. The government has imposed a 17 per cent sales tax on the textile sector, which resulted in several processing units going on strikes... Read more
"The expectation was that post Rana Plaza tragedy, that killed at least 1,132 people and injured over 2,500 in Bangladesh, the global garment manufacturing industry had woken up to the social and environmental hazards of fast fashion. However, six years later, little seems to have changed as many workers are still bein... Read more
"Preferred by major consumer markets due to their cheaper costs, the Asia-based supply system is undergoing a major change. As a recent McKinsey Global Institute’s report indicates, large consumer markets are turning towards new and closer manufacturers." Preferred by major consumer markets due to their ... Read more
"Once touted as the ‘knitwear capital of India, Tirupur, is currently mired by labor issues. Underemployment and rising costs of living, coupled with the continuing impact of policy measures such as the Goods and Services Tax, especially on small-scale manufacturers, is stagnating growth in the city with the shor... Read more
"The International Labor Rights Forum’s new paper, ‘Future of Fashion: Worker-Led Strategies for Corporate Accountability in the Global Apparel Industry,’ highlights corporate social responsibility (CSR) and multi-stakeholder initiatives have failed to address and remedy the persistent exploitation of... Read more
"Leading fashion brands emphasise, right people, proper funding and strong brand values are the key factors that help a small start-up to grow into a booming business. Cornish fashion brand Seasalt and Kent-based kidswear retailer Childrensalon both started as single, independently-run shops but now have multi-million-... Read more
"The European Union and Vietnam are moving closer to clinching the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) after nearly seven years of negotiations. The long-sought deal will boost Vietnam’s economic growth by nearly 8 per cent by 2025. As per the terms of the deal, Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will... Read more
"To discover how satisfied professionals working within the fashion industry are with their jobs, Business of Fashion surveyed over 1,400 fashion professionals and further analysed a sample set of 418 respondents — working in the UK, the US, France, Italy and Germany. The survey showed, majority of fashion indust... Read more
"Though, a recent survey by UN initiative Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) indicates improving conditions in the country’s garment factories, human rights violations demand new mechanisms for accountability and transparency in these companies. Hun Sen government and the international race to search the cheapest la... Read more
"A new report by NGO KnowTheChain reveals the fashion industry lacks in its efforts to address forced labor. The NGO surveyed 43 of the world’s largest clothing and footwear companies’ efforts to address the issue. These companies scored only 37 out of a possible 100, with more than two-thirds scoring below... Read more
Clean Clothes Campaign launched its new initiative: Good Clothes, Fair Pay on July 19. .The cam... Read more
The revenues of Fast Retailing brand Uniqlo International grew 13.7 per cent Y-o-Y to ¥841.... Read more
George Varghese is Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Shahi Exports. He has experience of ... Read more
Barbeito will lead the brand in delivering its unique value proposition, offering style, qualit... Read more
Garment manufacturer Gokuldas Exports has decided to re-employ 1,257 workers laid off as the H&... Read more
Industry leaders are urging brands and retailers to be more compassionate towar... Read more
Addressing a virtual program on ‘Women Power: the Force Multiplier,&rsquo... Read more
G-III apparel has appointed Robert L Johnson as the newest member of its board ... Read more
Spinning mills in Andhra Pradesh are facing severe labour shortage as many migr... Read more
Introduced in February this year by Californian Senate, the SB1399 bill will be... Read more
International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Action in the Global Garment In... Read more
The Union Ministry of Textiles, plans to set up a testing lab for PPE coveralls... Read more
Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) estimates that close to 100,000 people e... Read more
The Cambodian Footwear Association (CFA) has appealed to the European Commissio... Read more
BGMEA has refuted allegations of by the Guardian blaming Bangladesh garment fac... Read more
The #PayUp Campaign, launched on March 30 by Remake, aims to force fashion bran... Read more
Textile Employees Union (INTUC) workers have been protesting against the Nation... Read more
Abdul • Jun 16, 12:59 PM Facing severe shortage of skilled workers, textil... Read more
In its recent annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report for fiscal ... Read more
The UP government recently received a demand for nearly two lakh wrkers — tailors and sup... Read more
The European Union is mobilizing over €334 million for the fight against COVID-19 and its ... Read more
Daniel Grieder recently quit as the CEO OF Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe. Grieder... Read more
Jeanologia has conjured up a new sanitization technology for retailers. The brand has cre... Read more
Salvatore Ferragamo, the Florence-based label, which has suffered a 30 per cent decline in sale... Read more
Six European apparel giants have stepped in to rally support and obtain financial aid for tens ... Read more
South Africa is gazetting regulations giving effect to the government’s commitment to ass... Read more
Mango has decided to appoint Margarita Salvans as a new member of the company’s Steering ... Read more
The International Labor Organization has urged governments to extend social protection to the i... Read more
Concerned over mass sacking in garment factories amid the COVID-19 outbreak, labour union leade... Read more
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has... Read more
UK-based fair trade watchdog Traidcraft Exchange has criticized fashion brands and retailers fo... Read more
Regulations giving effect to the government’s commitment to assist ailing industries and ... Read more
Euratex welcomes the proposed new EU industrial strategy but wonders how the proposed principle... Read more
Ugo Ghilardi is chief executive officer of Itema. He has been with leading companies in the mec... Read more
Toni Ruiz is the new chief executive officer of Mango. Previously he was general manager at Man... Read more
Raf Simons is joining Prada as creative director. Simons has been creative director roles at Di... Read more
Sports equipment and fashion group Nike has announced changes in the financial and operational ... Read more
Richard L. (Ricky) Clarke, III, a merchant from Cordova, Tenn., will serve as president of Cott... Read more
Bestseller has intensified its long-term partnership with BSR's HERproject™, a collaborat... Read more
Australian brand Outland Denim has been shortlisted for the Stop Slavery Award in the small and... Read more
UK fashion brand River Island has signed the Transparency Pledge. The aim is to be more transpa... Read more
Many factories in Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector are shutting down. Almost 60 garm... Read more
Employment in Turkey’s clothing industry increased 9.7 per cent from September 2018 to Se... Read more
Unilever Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) ... Read more
Jesper Magnunsson will now head of global leasing for H&M. Magnunsson, who has worked for t... Read more
Mehdi Benabadji is the new CEO of Brioni, the Italian luxury menswear couture house a part of t... Read more
British footwear company Clarks has announced a new restructuring plan for next year. According... Read more
Unilever has rolled out an initiative to improve the livelihoods of a million apparel workers i... Read more
Marks & Spencer, the British department stores group has appointed Paul Babbs as the new ch... Read more
The US government has strengthened labor, environmental, pharmaceutical and enforcement provisi... Read more
EU-funded SMART Textile and Garment project is holding a conference at the Sedona Hotel in Yang... Read more
The European Union wants Bangladesh to address outstanding labor issues including freedom of as... Read more
Gant has appointed Patrik Söderström as new chief executive officer starting February... Read more
Bangladesh plans to bring its 3.6 million garment workers under a digital wage system by 2021. ... Read more
Ghana is providing training for skilled jobs in the textile industry. Participants will take pa... Read more
Non-for-profit organisation Oxfam has published a report accusing Australia-based brands of fai... Read more
The Australian Fashion Council has become the second fashion body to sign the UN Fashion Charte... Read more