Garment Worker
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Three films for the new cold war – the Brooklyn Rail
Jia Zhangke’s new documentary, Swim until the sea turns blue, opened in New York on May 28. Set in Shanxi, the home province of the prolific ... -
How the poor live in the time of the pandemic and containment
Containment has been the norm in the countries and around the world since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first lockdown imposed in India in ... -
Clothing export may recover by October: BGMEA
Clothing exports could fully recover to pre-pandemic levels by October of this year as shipments rebound with the reopening of western retail stores, the BGMEA chairman ... -
Zayed Moyeen | Director | Far Eastern Knitting Group
How big is the garment industry in Bangladesh? With around 4,200 textile factories, Bangladesh is the second largest garment exporter in the world with an annual ... -
RMG Fire and Building Safety: brands taken off from today
The Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement expires today, but only two retail clothing companies have so far agreed to renew their contracts. The Accord website ... -
Bangladesh garment workers fear as safety deal comes to an end
“The Europeans are trying to get North American retailers to do more to oversee collective security by weakening accountability,†Hajagos-Clausen said. “At some level, of course, ... -
What if the world stopped shopping?
By JB Mackinnon 6 minutes Lily The 21st century has brought to light a critical dilemma: we must stop shopping, and yet we cannot stop shopping. ... -
Indian and Sri Lankan workers and students explain why they attend May 30 meeting on COVID-19 disaster in India
Indian and Sri Lankan workers and students hold talks World Socialist Website this week about the next meeting, “The coronavirus pandemic in India and the need ... -
The high cost of cheap clothes – Brig Journal
From sex worker to seamstress: the high cost of cheap clothes – Brig Newspaper Welcome to Brig Journal Click to listen to the highlighted text! Welcome ... -
Extramarital affair led to murder: Rab
The murder of ready-to-wear worker Azharul Islam, whose dismembered body was found Tuesday in the septic tank of a mosque in Dakshinkhan, in the capital, was ... -
Are informal workers better off from this lockdown?
Illustration: Kruthika NS (Instagram: @theworkplacedoodler) When the pandemic struck in 2020, it triggered a nationwide lockdown that ended all economic activity across the country. Radha (name ... -
Fast-paced global fashion industry until 2030
DUBLIN, May 25, 2021 / PRNewswire / – “Fast Fashion Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Growth and Change to 2030″ has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com from ... -
Why Noida Textile Exporters Are Losing Business to Bangladesh and Vietnam | News from Noida
NOIDA: Businesses around the world have been hit by the Covid-induced economic crisis, but for clothing exporters in Noida and Greater Noida, these are the worst ... -
Alberta Garment stays on course as co-owner makes slow recovery from COVID
Breadcrumb Links New Local News Packir said that without the flexibility of the city, the company probably would not have survived. Author of the article: Brodie ... -
Clothing exporters have found themselves at a standstill due to the labor shortage caused by the surge in the second wave of COVID-19 infections.
Clothing exporters have found themselves at a standstill due to the labor shortage caused by the surge in the second wave of COVID-19 infections. Disturbed by ... -
Would you like to share your wardrobe with a stranger?
Likewise, for By Rotation, the world’s first social fashion rental app, this community spirit is paramount. After hitting the 50,000 user mark this month, the app-only ... -
Burmese Solidarity – No Sweat
Primark â— H&M â— New look â— Marks and Spencer â— Aldi â— Adidas â— Tesco Many high street clothing brands use garment factories in Myanmar. ... -
Vaccine Inequality and Cost to Garment Workers – Perspectives
Photo courtesy of The Star Sri Lanka’s first admired coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic is now a distant memory. The second wave that has multiplied ... -
Building a business in the garment district during COVID
The arrow Sewers at the plant Beth Fertig / WNYC Visiting Lisa Sun’s factory on West 39th Street is like stepping back to the 1960s. It’s ... -
Protect workers’ rights
It is undeniable that workers’ rights are largely ignored, whether they work on the national or global stage. They experience different inequalities and sufferings in society. ... -
PVH pays for nutrition services in Bangladesh | News on social compliance and CSR
PVH pays for nutrition services in Bangladesh | Social Compliance and CSR News | New OTHER PUBLICATIONS FROM MCL NEWS & amp; MEDIA © 2008-2021 MCL ... -
Brands urged to sign binding Bangladesh security agreement | Garment Industry News
Report shows a lot of progress has been made to make factories safer Witnesses who signed the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord say the remaining ... -
How APR empowers women through traditional textile crafts
Jakarta. With the worldwide demand for fashion products increasing every year, it is natural for consumers to ask questions about the fashion industry. We might ask ... -
Sex sells: China’s agricultural region becomes the ‘capital of lingerie’
By Dan Martin Americans like their lingerie to be daring, Europeans prefer it more chic and the Chinese are a little shy but open up. But ... -
Garment workers organize around wage reforms during pandemic
Garment workers in the United States have long rallied around a wage system that they believe effectively keeps them below the minimum wage. But during the ... -
‘600 crosses’ pay tribute to essential immigrant workers who died during pandemic – Pasadena Now
A cutout of day laborer Tony Bernabe, of Los Angeles, who recently died of COVID-19, is among 600 hand-made crosses that are set up to represent ... -
‘Life is precious’: Indian migrant workers flee cities affected by COVID | News on the coronavirus pandemic
Amid India’s COVID-19 crisis, migrant workers are abandoning cities and heading en masse to their villages in a repeat of last year’s exodus when the lockdown ... -
The Fiji Times »From the Editor’s Office: Your April 30 presentation
Bula vinaka Here’s a quick look at some of the stories that made the headlines in the Fiji Times Friday, April 30th. The big article on ... -
A new case involving a garment worker concerns the ministry; contact search in progress
The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services has expressed concern over the case of Vunimono in Nausori – a 52-year-old woman who works in a ... -
What it means to be a fashion activist in the age of the pandemic
The consideration of sustainability with fashion has traveled a long, rugged terrain to seek firmer ground in recent years – we now know to buy more ... -
A week after fatal accident killed crane operator Terry Garr, millwright dies from COVID-19 at Sterling stamping plant
A week after the death of crane operator Terry Garr at Stellantis’ Sterling stamping plant north of Detroit, the World Socialist Website Auto Workers Bulletin has ... -
China’s agricultural region becomes the ‘capital of lingerie’
AFP A worker sews in a lingerie factory in Guanyun County, about 50 kilometers from Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Americans like their lingerie to be ... -
Fight for sustainability, equality and our planet with Fashion Revolution
Fashion Revolution team members ask for #WhoMadeMyClothes and #WhatsInMyClothes, left to right, Chu Wong, Nikita Vattas and Bitten Kirk. (PHOTO: Studio Zerrin) Fashion Revolution is a ... -
What future for the Bangladesh Accord and the safety of garment workers? | Apparel Industry Commentary
Accord brought “phenomenal change” on the ground, inspecting more than 1,600 factories, says BGIWF In the wake of the Bangladesh Rana Plaza tragedy in 2013, two ... -
50 amazing people who are changing our world
This London-based collective takes forensic scientists’ eyes to government and business, using cutting-edge architectural techniques to investigate state violence and human rights abuses around the world. ... -
Do you remember the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh? Compliance is still a sham 8 years later
People stand up and watch rescuers search for casualties among the debris of the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 26, 2013 | ... -
Bangladeshi police shoot down six construction workers
Bangladeshi police shot dead six construction workers at the Banshkhali SS coal-fired power plant project in Chittagong (Chattogram,), the country’s second largest city. The police shooting ... -
Jobs Taken, Benefits Too | The Daily Star
After the Dragon Pullers factory in Dhaka closed due to last year’s pandemic, former garment worker Abdul Kuddus had to give up his rights to half ... -
Garment workers vulnerable to poor living conditions: survey
Garment workers are still in a vulnerable position as they can hardly follow health protocols to protect themselves from the coronavirus, according to an article presented ... -
Indian fashion artisans face ‘extreme distress’ in pandemic
Saddam Sekh was once a floor supervisor at a steamy Indian workshop in Mumbai that produced orders for an exporter working with some of the biggest ... -
Eight years later, what comes from “The True Cost”, Rana Plaza? – WWD
The fashion documentary “The True Cost” has been an “a-ha” moment for many to embark on the sustainable fashion path since its release in 2015. Today, ... -
Beyond the Agreement | The Daily Star
Eight years ago, one of the worst industrial disasters in history – the collapse of an eight-story commercial building in a sub-district of Dhaka – demonstrated ... -
“We have the power of the handbag”: why it is our duty to maintain the good things that happen in fashion
Another movement underway to support garment workers’ rights is the push in Europe for legislation and regulation – and it is gathering pace. The Circle, a ...
