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Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh Union Reps Threatened By Violence, Murder
In sharp contrast to recent reports of Bangladesh’s long-awaited progress reforming its factory safety and…
Vietnam Expands: Last Year’s Imports Are This Year’s Exports
More evidence that Vietnam is fast becoming a major player in the international garment industry, the…
UK Gov’t Moves to Improve Working Conditions for Garment Workers
The UK government has agreed to more than double its investment in emerging economies in an attempt to…
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Bangladesh’s IAF Wins Major Grant from E.U.
Bangladesh just received some welcome good news: the International Apparel Federation (IAF) was recently…
Texworld USA: Edward Hertzman Discusses Why Sourcing Costs Will Rise in 2014
Speaking at a Texworld USA seminar Wednesday, Sourcing Journal founder and publisher Edward Hertzman spoke to…
Obama Refuses to Limit Military Apparel Buying to Retailers Which Signed Bangladesh Accord
Discussions about U.S. retail sales often overlook one major buyer of apparel, the military. Under the radar…
Sourcing Trends 2014: Wages, Compliance and Top Sourcing Countries
Every year the apparel industry is buffeted by a combination of domestic and global trends. The global nature…
Despite Halting Progress, Bangladesh Keeps EU GSP Status
Despite intense criticism of its factory safety and labor conditions, Bangladesh will not suffer any revision…
Bangladesh Gov’t to Provide Cash Assistance to Garment Industry; Business Still Booms
Battered by political discord, apparel manufacturers have sought out the government’s assistance to help…
Bangladesh Accord Issues Inspections Standards
After months of often tense discussions, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (AFBSB) finally…
Ethical Fashion Show, Berlin: WellMade Argues Compliance is About More Than Cost
WellMade, an non-profit organization dedicated to educating retailers, manufacturers and consumers about…
Bangladesh Election Protests Turn Deadly, 18 Killed; Is the Country Nearing Civil War?
Violence continues to consume the streets of Bangladesh as the government decided to push forward with…
Cambodian Riots Overshadow its Child Labor Problem
While Cambodia’s labor unrest has been widely covered by the press, the Southeast Asian nation’s struggles…
2014: Global Sourcing to be More Costly as Worldwide Minimum Wages Continue to Rise
It was a year of turmoil and general discontent in the global garment industry where workers and wages were…
India’s Textile Industry Growth Continues; Increasing Costs Cut into Profits
India’s central textile industry continued to expand in 2013 but struggled with rapidly rising costs. India’s…