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FibreTrace partners with Thai Acrylic Fibre to provide end-to-end traceability

FibreTrace, a real-time verification solution for fiber integrity and traceability solutions, has announced its new partnering partnership with Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF). Through this new partnership, TAF will integrate FibreTrace Technology into its acrylic fiber production. A leading global producer of acrylic fiber and part of the Aditya Birla...

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Minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers to increase

The minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers will increase to 208 dollars per month by 2025. This is an increase of four dollars from 2024, when it was 204 dollars per month. The agreement comes after months of talks between the Cambodian government, led by prime minister Samdech Thipadei, and the National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW), which...

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AAFA and FLA urge interim Bangladesh government to improve worker rights

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) together with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have issued a joint letter to Bangladesh’s interim government calling on the improvement of worker rights for the country’s garment, footwear and travel goods industries. In a letter to Mohammad Yunus, chief advisor for the interim government of...

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Bharat Ahir, 28 One: “Supply chain transparency cannot be a box-ticking exercise”

The fashion supply chain is a complex construct, involving many steps and stakeholders from sourcing, freight and shipping to market trends and many more in between. Thus, talking to supply chain expert Bharat Ahir, CEO of supply chain management company Two Eight One, is like opening Pandora’s box - you cover one question but it throws open the...

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Canopy calls for 15 billion dollar investment into India’s Next Gen material economy

Non-profit Canopy has said that an investment between 13 to 15 billion dollars may be needed in order to help build infrastructure in India to accelerate and support the production of Next Gen fibres. According to the organisation, Canopy believes that the country could play a pivotal role in transforming and innovating the textile industry,...

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Labour rights organisations continue to denounce the situation at Levi's Turkish supplier

With a series legislation preparing to come into force, such as the EU Corporate Social Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), global fashion companies are coming under increasing pressure to adapt their own policies to support their workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, including in the supply chain. US denim specialist...

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New Look partners with ITF on supply chain employee protections

British retailer New Look has revealed a new partnership with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) through which it hopes to ensure the protection of transport workers’ human and labour rights among its supply chain. The duo have established a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) through which New Look has agreed to conduct...

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River Island and Boohoo battle suppliers over quality concerns

UK fast fashion giants River Island and Boohoo are reportedly tackling quality concerns with suppliers leading to either the withholding of payments or threats to send back orders. River Island is the latest to have raised issues over quality with its suppliers, according to The Times, with the fashion retailer understood to have requested...

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Shein reportedly eyeing British warehouse ahead of potential IPO

Chinese fashion giant Shein is believed to be mulling the opening of a UK-based warehouse as it continues to pursue a possible IPO filing on the London Stock Exchange. The company is understood to be seeking a large-scale site between 300,000 to 600,000 square feet in the UK’s Midlands, according to a report by The Telegraph, which said that...

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It’s time for Bangladesh to look forwards with our fashion partners

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has resigned following weeks of intense protests across the country. At the time of writing, Army Chief General Walker-Uz-Zaman has just addressed the nation. Most importantly, he has withdrawn the nationwide curfew. I believe he will reunite Bangladesh and that our country is now ready to put the...

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Bangladesh unrest threatens global apparel supply chain

Bangladesh, a cornerstone of global apparel production, is grappling with domestic turmoil that threatens to disrupt the international fashion industry. Recent protests against the government's job quota system, culminating in the resignation of the country's authoritarian prime minister, have led to internet blackouts and curfews. These...

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Luxury's hefty markup and the price of prestige

Recent reports revealing that Dior suppliers in Italy paid a mere 53 euros to assemble a men’s accessory retailing more than 2,500 euros have cast a stark light on the economics of luxury goods. This staggering disparity between production costs and retail prices is not an anomaly in the world of high-end fashion, but rather an integral part of...