Employment Updates
Patagonia Releases New Standards After Uncovering Slave Labor in Supply Chain
Outdoor brand Patagonia prides itself on ethical and socially responsible apparel, but after an audit…
Jordan’s Textile & Apparel Imports Grow 12.4%; Small but Rapidly Expanding Industry
Jordan’s importation of textiles and apparel keeps robustly improving, expanding 12.43% to $202 million…
U.S., Guatemala Fail to Resolve CAFTA-DR Labor Dispute
United States Trade Representative Michael Froman announced Monday that a dispute between the U.S. and…
WWD Recommends
AAFA Conference: Socially Responsible Manufacturing
Social responsibility is now at the center of every discussion about the future of the apparel industry and…
A New World Beckons: The Future of Yarn Spinning in China and Elsewhere
While in Shanghai recently, I met with a friend to discuss the current state of the Chinese textile…
Indonesian Unions Demand 30% Wage Hike; Stage Nationwide Demonstrations
Indonesia is the latest developing nation to be roiled by contention over minimum wages for factory workers…
Minimum Wage Goes Up, Jakarta Firms Take Off
Textile firms across Jakarta are packing up shop and heading out of the region as a result of the more than…
Bangladesh PM Promises Wage Hikes
Following an announcement that the government will be convening a special wage board, Bangladesh Prime…
- 1