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HWR Demands German Brands Chain Transparency
Apr 1, 2015Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded that German apparel and footwear brands should promote workers’ rights in their global operations by publicly disclosing names of factories producing their products. “Supply chain ...
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Myanmar Makes an Attractive Option for Indian Textile Entrepreneurs
Feb 25, 2015Favourable government policies, low wages, shorter sea route and growing garment exports make Myanmar an attractive option for Indian textile entrepreneurs, says Rajesh Kumar Shah The garment sector in Myanmar has grown enormously since ...
Tags: garment exports, Textile
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GAP and TAU Entered Into a Partnership
Dec 5, 2014NYSE listed, apparel marketer, Gap Inc. and TAU Investment Management, an active growth-equity investment firm that transforms global supply chains, have entered into a partnership to promote best-in-class innovations and support the ...
Tags: garment factories, Apparel
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Rights Groups Expresss Outrage at Brutal Violence and Repression in Cambodia
Jan 13, 2014Groups call on global clothing brands to use their influence to achieve an end to repression against workers involved in wage protests and the resumption of good-faith wage negotiations. Labour rights groups and trade unions across the ...
Tags: clothing brands, Apparel, Textile
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Labor Rights Groups Announced to Deliver an Estimated $40mn in Compensation for Rana Plaza
Dec 30, 2013North American labor rights groups welcomed a landmark agreement, announced, to deliver an estimated $40 million in compensation to the families of those killed in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh and called on Walmart, ...
Tags: Rana Plaza, Labor Rights Groups
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A Number of Garment Factories in Haiti Were Forced to Close Last Week
Dec 17, 2013A number of garment factories in Haiti were forced to close last week following protests by workers demanding a higher minimum wage. The workers say a rise in the minimum wage set out last month, and due to come into effect from 1 ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, garment
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US Is Outlining Next Steps in a Longstanding Effort to Address
Aug 2, 2013The following is a joint statement by the Department of State, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative: Today, the United States is outlining next steps in a longstanding effort to address in a ...
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The Wages for Garment Workers Have Stagnated or Declined in 2001-11: Report
Jul 12, 2013In most of the leading apparel-exporting countries, the wages for garment workers have stagnated or declined over the past decade, says a latest report. Among the top four apparel exporters to the United States, prevailing wages in ...
Tags: Garment Workers, Wages
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Committee Firms-up Plan to Implement The Accord Programme
Jul 9, 2013The Steering Committee of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh announces its plan to implement the Accord programme, which it delivered within the 45 days deadline. This pioneering Accord is a binding contract between 70 ...
Tags: Fire Safety, Apparel
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US Labor Dept to Protect Workers in The Ready-Made Garment Sector of Bangladesh
Jun 14, 2013The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs announced a $2.5 million competitive grant solicitation to fund improvements in the enforcement and monitoring of fire and building safety standards to better protect ...
Tags: Fire&Building Safety, Textile
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PUMA to Sign The Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement to Ensure Building Safety
Jun 6, 2013The Sportlifestyle company PUMA announced at its stakeholder meeting "Talks at Banz" that it will sign the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement set up by global trade union IndustryAll this week to ensure that the company's six supplier ...
Tags: PUMA, Bangla Fire
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World's Leading Retail Labels Commit to Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
May 17, 2013The world’s leading retail labels commit to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh before the midnight deadline. The Accord now covers more than 1000 Bangladeshi garment factories. Implementation starts now! Clean ...
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SACTWU Notes The Free Market Foundation Filed a Challenge Against The Labour Relations Act
Mar 8, 2013The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) has taken note that the Free Market Foundation has filed a constitutional challenge against the provisions of the Labour Relations Act that allows collective ...
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BFC Monitoring Program Is Losing Its Relevance and Effectiveness in Ensuring Better Work
Feb 25, 2013The International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) monitoring program is losing its relevance and effectiveness in ensuring better work and wage conditions, especially to garment workers, says a ...
Tags: garment workers, Apparel, garment
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Tchibo Have Reached an Agreement to Implement a Fire and Building Safety Programme
Nov 29, 2012The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), IndustriALL Global Union, Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN), together with Bangladeshi trade unions and labour rights groups, have ...
Tags: CCC, ILRF, WRC, garment industry, worker rights, safety standards
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