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Female UK garment factory workers at higher risk of dying from Covid

Female garment factory workers in the UK have statistically significantly higher death rates related to the coronavirus than the rate among other women of the same age in the population, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In the ‘assemblers and routine operatives’ category - which includes jobs such as sewing - 21 deaths were...

Business

Bangladesh set to lose 6 billion dollars in export revenue

As the world's second largest apparel producer after China, Bangladesh is feeling the ripple effects of the fashion industry which has been heavily hit by coronavirus. The country is expected to lose 6 billion dollars this year from cancelled orders from major fashion retailers. The news was reported by Reuters. Cancellation orders continue to...

Business |UPDATE

Bangladesh: Operations suspended in 9 Alliance factories as 10 more complete CAPs

London - Operations have been suspended in nine Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) factories following the four year anniversary of Rana Plaza, the most deadly accident in the garment industry. In addition to the suspension of nine factories, ten additional Alliance-affiliated factories were credited for achieving substantial...

Business

Asos to share approved factories list next month

London - Online pure-player Asos is set to publish a list of all mapped and approved factories it uses to produce its own brand on its website by March 31, as part of its pledge to supply chain transparency. "We recognise the importance of this for supply chain due diligence and workers' rights issues," said Asos in a statement. In addition,...

Retail

Co-founder of Jimmy Choo Tamara Mellon requests the footwear label 'cease and desist'

London - Tamara Mellon, co-founder of Jimmy Choo, has taken the first step to legal action against her former footwear label by sending a 'cease and desist' letter to the label's chief executive officer Pierre Denis. Mellon, who set up Jimmy Choo in 1996 and then left the company 2011, claims that the luxury footwear brand has taken "unlawful...

Fashion

Bangladesh inquiry releases factory info

After several months of inquiries, signatories to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have released details on almost 1,600 factories being used in the country. Together they employ over 2 million people. "This is not merely a list of factory names; it includes crucial information on the physical structure of factories,” said...