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Euratex sounds the alarm and calls for an urgent industrial strategy

The European textile and apparel sector comprises 192,000 companies and 1.3 million employees, generating an annual turnover of 167 billion euros. The industry is now warning of an imminent loss of competitiveness. In a joint statement issued in Brussels on November 11, 2025, Euratex (the European Apparel and Textile Confederation) and...

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Inditex and IndustriAll extend agreement to protect garment workers

Fifteen years ago, Spanish fashion company Inditex entered into an agreement with the global union federation IndustriAll to improve the working conditions of workers along its supply chain. According to the two partners, three million workers worldwide have benefited from their Global Framework Agreement (GFA) since. To celebrate the milestone,...

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Asos joins Inditex, H&M and signs GFA with IndustriALL

London - Asos has become the first fashion e-commerce company to sign the Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with IndustriALL, the world's largest sectorial trade union organization. The deal sees Asos joining the likes of Inditex, H&M and Tchibo in signing the agreement which represents 50 million workers and aims to strengthen the implementation...

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Major brands fight for higher wages in Cambodia

Ongoing instability in Cambodia has seen major retailers voice concern at manufacturing in a country with little respect for its workers. This week Levi Strauss confirmed it would scale back orders on its denim production following riots earlier this year. The year has been an ongoing struggle forCambodia factory workers to raise their minimum...

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River Island signs Bangladesh safety accord

River Island has signed the Bangladesh factory safety Accord, a union-backed agreement designed to improve workplace safety in the country, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse which killed more than 1,000 textile workers five months ago. The fashion brand was one of eight UK retailers holding out against the Bangladesh fire and building...