Indonesia
Labor Groups ‘Disappointed’ by Complaint Dismissal Against Adidas
The OECD has dismissed a complaint against Adidas for alleged wage and freedom of association violations at a…
Clean Clothes Campaign Pressures Uniqlo to Pay Indonesian Garment Workers Severance
Protestors will demonstrate on International Women's Day to pressure Uniqlo to pay 2,000 Indonesian garment…
Coronavirus Changes Southeast Asia’s Garment Supply Chains—For Better and for Worse
Manufacturers in Southeast Asia are experiencing major disruption as the spread of coronavirus continues to…
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Asia Pacific Rayon Opens $1.1 Billion Viscose Factory in Indonesia
The APR facility is located in a production complex in Sumatra that also houses its raw materials supplier…
Indonesian Garment Workers Win Largest Sum in Single Case of Illegally Denied Severance
The parent company of an Indonesian supplier to Nike has awarded $4.5 billion to 2,000 workers who lost their…
Lenzing Opens Center of Excellence in Indonesia to Advance Yarn Product Development
Lenzing's new Center of Excellence in Indonesia will fuel its full fiber to fashion innovation capabilities…
Indonesia Loses its US Apparel Footing in the First Quarter
After remaining flat on a dollar basis in 2017, U.S. apparel imports rose slightly in the first quarter as…
Greenpeace Wins Wastewater Discharge Lawsuit Against Indonesian Government
Environmentalists have called it the most polluted waterway in the world, but it soon could lose that moniker.
Is French Company Decathlon Looking to Invest $500M in Indonesia?
Indonesia's struggling textile and garment sector could get a badly needed dose of investment. A French…
2015 U.S. Apparel Imports Grow by 3.8%
Despite sluggish consumer demand and a protracted ports slowdown early in the year, U.S. apparel imports…
Textile and Garment Sector Still Struggling in Indonesia
Indonesia's rupiah may be outperforming most major currencies so far this year, but the ripple effect of…
Footwear Imports <em>Ahead</em> Almost 4% in Latest Month
Footwear imports continued to outpace overall U.S. import growth in November, buoyed by the strong dollar and…
US Footwear Imports Continue to Outpace Overall Trade
U.S. imports of footwear rose significantly in September, even as overall U.S. imports declined on a…
Indonesia to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
During his meeting with President Obama this week, Indonesia President Joko Widodo said his country plans to…
36,000 Textiles and Apparel Jobs at Risk in Indonesia
Roughly 36,000 textile and garment workers in Indonesia could lose their jobs as weak sales threaten more…