About 50-62 per cent of the workforce in the garment sector in Bengaluru was forced to resign by factory managements, according to a recent report on thein the city. The March 2021 report, titled ‘Forced Resignations, Stealthy Closures’, was brought out by the Garment and Textile Workers’ Union (GATWU) and the Alternative Law Forum (ALF).Pic: ShutterstockThe survey was conducted in two phases—between September and October 2020, 89 workers from 25 factories were interviewed, while 65 of the same

Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) factories will be open despite the government's announcement of a week-long countrywide lockdown beginning April 5 for curbing the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic's second wave, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). The units will follow all government directives.BGMEA president Rubana Huqsaid social distancing will be enforced in the factories to prevent workers from being infected.Abdus Salam Murshedy, p

Iconic British fashion house Alexander McQueen and luxury Spanish designer Balenciaga are the latest Kering-owned brands to announce fur-free policies. Humane Society International (HSI) and the Humane Society of the United States have been working with French multinational corporation Kering and its brands for more than a decade on adopting a fur-free policy.Pic: ShutterstockPrada, Gucci, Armani, Versace, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, DKNY, Burberry and Chanel have already dropped fur in their prod

FC Index of Keqiao’s textile on April 5th was 107.67, down 0.14% from the prior week, up 3.08% compared with the beginning of 2021, and up 3.18% compared with the same period last year.Marketing of spring market of China Textile City falls this week. Amount price of raw material market drops compared with last week, amount price of grey cloth market falls slightly, amount price of garment fabric market’s cloth rises slightly, transaction amount price of home textile products rises slightly compa

It is learned by Construction Management Committee of China Textile City that the turnover of fabric markets of China Textile City reached 49.375 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2021, up 74.71% compared with the same period last year andthe turnover of online markets of China Textile City reached108.76 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2021, up 48.06% compared with the same period last year. Online and offline markets have a good start in the first quarter of 2021.

PORTLAND – After successfully removing PFCs from its supply chain, US footwear brand Keen is sharing its insight by publishing an open-source model explaining how other companies can follow suit.Image Credit: Keen“We spent the last seven years researching, developing and refining what is now a proven process to eliminate PFCs from our products without sacrificing performance, and we want to share this for the common good,” said Erik Burbank, vice president, The Keen Effect.The Oregon-headquarter

CHELTENHAM - Fashion brand Superdry has signed an agreement with Swedish clean tech company We aRe SpinDye (WRSD) to use its resource-efficient dyeing process.WRSD's dyeing process involves melting colour pigments and recycled polyester together, prior to extrusion, to create coloured yarns without the use of water.The company works exclusively with recycled polyester made from post-consumer water bottles or wasted clothing, allowing for a circular production process.Source:Eco Textile

VANCOUVER – Industry non-profit Textile Exchange is seeking feedback over the next two months on the latest versions of its Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard (GRS).The Vancouver-based organisation says it will welcome the thoughts of industry stakeholders until the 31stMay, at which point suggestions will be considered and the standards revised once more.“Your feedback will help to inform our revision of theGRS/RCS this year. We will research your issues submitted during

KARACHI - Pakistan's largest vertically integrated denim company, Soorty, has launched an initiative to increase the use of organic cotton in the denim supply chain..The Soorty Organic Cotton Initiative (SOCI) has been launched in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Pakistan as well as the provincial government of Balochistan's Department of Agriculture.The Laudes Foundation is also supporting the project which is aimed at reducing the use of chemicals and fertilisers

Australia’s Security Matters (SMX), a platform for authenticating chemical markers and blockchain, recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Israeli Cotton Board (ICB) to certify and trace organic and conventional cotton, which represents all cotton farmers in the country, from seed to product. The first project will label conventional and organic cotton at the field level.Pic: StockStudio Aerials / Shutterstock.comThe process will ensure identification of cotton products at the end of li