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Seven unions press government on $8 travel allowance

"The joint proposal by seven unions to the Labour Ministry says raising the monthly travel and accommodation allowance would ease financial pressure and improve...

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From cutting to sewing, robots build custom-fit smartwear

"The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said a joint research team developed the technology. Dr. Lim Dae-young, Dr. Won Chan-hee and Dr. Kang Bong-gu led ...

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Stakeholders, FG divided over framework to revive Nigeria’s textile industry
Sep 10 1 min read

Stakeholders, FG divided over framework to revive Nigeria’s textile industry

"Stakeholders in Nigeria’s cotton, textile and garment (CTG) sector have raised concerns over the implementation of measures to revive the industry, particularl...

Chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women inspects textile units in Tiruppur
Sep 10 1 min read

Chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women inspects textile units in Tiruppur

"Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women A.S. Kumari interacting with women workers in a garment unit in Tiruppur district on Thursday." ...

Target delays key emissions goals
Sep 10 1 min read

Target delays key emissions goals

"Like many of its rivals in retail, the company is struggling with Scope 3 emissions and lagging on packaging goals." ...

Biomimicry in action, Fiberly turns lyocell into a cotton-like fibre
Sep 10 1 min read

Biomimicry in action, Fiberly turns lyocell into a cotton-like fibre

"Bénédicte Quinta, founder and CEO of Fiberly, delivered a pitch in the innovation section of Première Vision last week." ...

The proposed EU Procurement Act: does it live up to expectations?
Sep 10 1 min read

The proposed EU Procurement Act: does it live up to expectations?

"The European Commission’s proposal for an EU Public Procurement Act takes important steps forward on sustainability, but its impact on workers and communities ...

NGO urges stronger human rights rules for EU procurement
Sep 10 1 min read

NGO urges stronger human rights rules for EU procurement

"Swedwatch warns that voluntary social criteria and focus on price could allow suppliers with poor labour and human rights records to win textile and clothing c...

The State of Textile Recycling H1/2026
Sep 10 1 min read

The State of Textile Recycling H1/2026

"Will textile recycling reach its promise? Textile-to-textile recycling is one of the most hyped topics in circular fashion right now, largely driven by the com...

Archroma honoured for sulphur dye breakthrough
Sep 10 1 min read

Archroma honoured for sulphur dye breakthrough

"ICIS Innovation Award recognises how FiberColors creates sustainable dyes from wool waste." ...

Primark finally commits to home delivery in Great Britain
Sep 10 1 min read

Primark finally commits to home delivery in Great Britain

"Primark will introduce home delivery in Great Britain, reversing years of resistance to online fulfilment as the value fashion giant expands its digital operat...

MIT develops alternative yarn to elastane
Sep 10 1 min read

MIT develops alternative yarn to elastane

"The new yarn, created with support from the U.S. Army's research center, Tecnologico de Monterrey, and the MIT Portugal Program, is recyclable and as strong an...

Circle offers a wide range of options
Sep 10 1 min read

Circle offers a wide range of options

"Pedrosa & Rodrigues' textile recycling project, which includes partnerships with Sasia, Inovafil, Tintex, Trimalhas, and Vilarinho, has expanded its portfolio ...

The Durability Opportunity: WRAP warns fashion brands to make longer lasting clothes as durability is the top purchase decision for shoppers worldwide
Sep 10 1 min read

The Durability Opportunity: WRAP warns fashion brands to make longer lasting clothes as durability is the top purchase decision for shoppers worldwide

"WRAP’s Durability Accelerator Initiative unites leading brands and retailers to define durability standards, prepare for regulation, and meet growing consumer ...

Adidas criticised over campaign featuring former Israeli soldier wounded in Gaza
Sep 10 1 min read

Adidas criticised over campaign featuring former Israeli soldier wounded in Gaza

"Adidas drew the ire of many consumers and social media users in recent days over a local campaign featuring former Israeli soldier Shalev Biton, who had a leg ...

Myanmar job losses amid H&M exit
Sep 10 1 min read

Myanmar job losses amid H&M exit

"H&M garment supplier prepares to close five factories, citing falling orders amid the retailer’s phased withdrawal from the country." ...

Zucchero Blue’s zero-waste manufacturing
Sep 9 1 min read

Zucchero Blue’s zero-waste manufacturing

"Based in Japan’s denim capital Fukuyama, Aparks Zucchero Blue exhibited in the garment manufacturing sector of Première Vision Paris last week." ...

Amazon accused of discriminating against thousands of pregnant workers
Sep 9 1 min read

Amazon accused of discriminating against thousands of pregnant workers

"Former Amazon employees filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing the e-tail leviathan of discriminating against potentially thousands of pregnant workers ...

The RMG paradox: Growth, global dependence, and sustainability
Sep 9 1 min read

The RMG paradox: Growth, global dependence, and sustainability

"Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry is a phenomenal example of economic transformation in the developing world. In less than five decades, a country...

Garment industry struggles to find workers despite income of over 13 million VND/month
Sep 9 1 min read

Garment industry struggles to find workers despite income of over 13 million VND/month

"Although the labor market in Ho Chi Minh City recorded positive recruitment demand, the textile and garment industry is still struggling to find workers." ...

Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast‑fashion waste, study reveals
Sep 9 1 min read

Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast‑fashion waste, study reveals

"Renting clothing used to be restricted to a wedding suit or prom dress, but the options are growing and becoming more popular." ...

France Slaps Boohoo With €200,000 Fine for Lack of Environmental Information
Sep 9 1 min read

France Slaps Boohoo With €200,000 Fine for Lack of Environmental Information

"The French consumer watchdog’s National Investigation Department has sanctioned a British company over its failure to meet disclosure requirements concerning t...

H&M says Myanmar exit from garment factory follows responsible withdrawal policy
Sep 9 1 min read

H&M says Myanmar exit from garment factory follows responsible withdrawal policy

"The international fashion brand announced three years ago that it was pulling out of the country amid reports of human and labour rights violations." ...

REI Co-op donating $1 million to America's national trails, invites members to participate
Sep 9 1 min read

REI Co-op donating $1 million to America's national trails, invites members to participate

"Nationwide vote will help co-op allocate funding for trail advocacy, education and stewardship across all 50 states." ...

All you need to know about the Action Cohort: Textile Exchange’s new initiative designed to help scale preferred production systems
Sep 9 1 min read

All you need to know about the Action Cohort: Textile Exchange’s new initiative designed to help scale preferred production systems

"Textile Exchange has published new guidance to help brands and retailers participating in its Action Cohort prepare for upcoming reporting and target-setting r...

Europe's fight against textile waste
Sep 9 1 min read

Europe's fight against textile waste

"The EU has banned the destruction of new clothing. But companies complain about red tape, experts warn of loopholes, and recyclers say there are not enough buy...

Global footwear production breaks the 24 billion pair barrier
Sep 9 1 min read

Global footwear production breaks the 24 billion pair barrier

"Asia remained the undisputed center of global footwear production, accounting for 84.3% of all world exports. Europe strengthened its position, increasing its ...

Dyed wool a sustainable water purification alternative
Sep 9 1 min read

Dyed wool a sustainable water purification alternative

"Scientists project that by 2050, nearly half the global urban population will not have enough potable water – a 50% increase since 2016. New and sustainable me...

Turkey targets textile innovation growth
Sep 9 1 min read

Turkey targets textile innovation growth

"Texhibition trade show opens in Istanbul with new technical-textile and innovation platforms as Trade Minister stresses the sector’s export role." ...

California’s ambitious plan for textile waste
Sep 8 1 min read

California’s ambitious plan for textile waste

"California is trying to become the first state to make fashion brands, manufacturers and retailers pick up the tab for textile waste, and the details of the pl...

For the good of animals, we’re celebrating the first fur-free New York Fashion Week
Sep 8 1 min read

For the good of animals, we’re celebrating the first fur-free New York Fashion Week

"Last December, we partnered with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to announce a fur-free policy for New York Fashion Week. The CFDA, which owns and ...

Keya Group lays off 627 workers from 4 companies in Gazipur
Sep 8 1 min read

Keya Group lays off 627 workers from 4 companies in Gazipur

"A total of 627 workers and employees have been laid off from four companies of the Keya Group in Gazipur." ...

Cotton picking begins in Uzbekistan. Can Turkey help it escape cheap garment trap?
Sep 8 1 min read

Cotton picking begins in Uzbekistan. Can Turkey help it escape cheap garment trap?

"Cotton harvest is about to begin in Uzbekistan this autumn, with the country aiming for garments to account for 70% of textile exports by 2027." ...

A new luxury marketplace is making functional fashion more discoverable
Sep 8 1 min read

A new luxury marketplace is making functional fashion more discoverable

"Before her preventative double mastectomy, artist and designer Carly Berlin’s favorite brand to shop was Kallmeyer. Post-double mastectomy, Kallmeyer remained ...

Nike shareholders reject climate proposal backed by Norway wealth fund
Sep 8 1 min read

Nike shareholders reject climate proposal backed by Norway wealth fund

"The proposal urged more transparency about the company’s climate goals, including the disclosure of details on how the sportswear maker intends to achieve emis...

‘The panic has set in’: Canada tariffs take effect, embattling North America’s textile supply chain
Sep 8 1 min read

‘The panic has set in’: Canada tariffs take effect, embattling North America’s textile supply chain

"“By now, you’ve likely heard something about the collapse of our trade talks with the United States, and you’ve probably heard that we could not accept what th...

Misuse of temporary contracts in Pakistan’s textile and garment industry
Sep 8 1 min read

Misuse of temporary contracts in Pakistan’s textile and garment industry

"Temporary employment contracts and third-party labor arrangements in Pakistan are intended to meet short-term or seasonal labor needs. Over time, however, supp...

Taiwanese consortium announces new recycling tech for textile waste
Sep 8 1 min read

Taiwanese consortium announces new recycling tech for textile waste

"A consortium based in Taiwan said it is using a new recycling technology that can transform textile waste into soft and high-performance polyester elastomer, w...

How Vietnam’s forced labor ban could reshape sourcing
Sep 8 1 min read

How Vietnam’s forced labor ban could reshape sourcing

"A sweeping ban on imports of goods made wholly or in part with forced labor went into effect in Vietnam on Saturday, marking a major regulatory shift amid inte...

Closing traceability gaps with origin verification: why provenance supports stronger risk management
Sep 8 1 min read

Closing traceability gaps with origin verification: why provenance supports stronger risk management

"As supply chains have faced enhanced scrutiny in recent years, the fashion industry has responded with investments in traceability technology. Today, 87 percen...

Oeko-Tex outlines growth, opportunities in annual report
Sep 8 1 min read

Oeko-Tex outlines growth, opportunities in annual report

"Textile sustainability certifier Oeko-Tex said it saw significant growth in several of its certification programs in the last year, and the group is prepared t...

New data maps polyester’s reach across fashion retail
Sep 8 1 min read

New data maps polyester’s reach across fashion retail

"Polyester runs through fashion’s online racks—but precisely how much depends on what is being counted." ...

Workers from suspended Teng Hui factory to transfer to other plants
Sep 8 1 min read

Workers from suspended Teng Hui factory to transfer to other plants

BKMEA inks WaterAid partnership
Sep 8 1 min read

BKMEA inks WaterAid partnership

"WaterAid Bangladesh and BKMEA have joined forces to help knitwear factories cut water use and expand recycling." ...

Zalando opts for Re&Up recycled cotton fibres
Sep 8 1 min read

Zalando opts for Re&Up recycled cotton fibres

"New Zalando collections uses a blend of organic cotton and Re&Up’s textile-to-textile recycled fibre." ...

Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix classifies recycled cotton
Sep 8 1 min read

Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix classifies recycled cotton

"Mechanically recycled cotton is difficult to classify. Batches are often inconsistent, and quality varies." ...

How public procurement locks out Britain's small manufacturers
Sep 8 1 min read

How public procurement locks out Britain's small manufacturers

"It’s a bright, sunny morning and Emma McClelland, one of the co-founders of Knitster, a luxury knitwear manufacturer in the heart of London, greets me with an ...

FENC unveils single-material recycled shoes
Sep 8 1 min read

FENC unveils single-material recycled shoes

"FENC says its polyester-based elastomer enables single-material shoes that are easier to recycle and produce fewer carbon emissions than TPU alternatives." ...

Europe on Spain's Royal Decree on scrap: digital, collection and ecodesign, the obstacles
Sep 8 1 min read

Europe on Spain's Royal Decree on scrap: digital, collection and ecodesign, the obstacles

"According to the allegations submitted by Europe to the text sent by the Government, Spain goes too far in the demands placed on digital operators and in the t...

Major brands to use new AI transparency tool
Sep 8 1 min read

Major brands to use new AI transparency tool

"Patagonia and Columbia Sportswear are deploying an AI tool to automate supply-chain document checks and support EU compliance." ...