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Asics Corporation to open dedicated production base for Onitsuka Tiger

Japanese sportswear group Asics Corporation has confirmed that its domestic shoe manufacturing facility in Japan, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sanin Asics Industry Corporation, will be renamed the Onitsuka Innovative Factory Corporation, from January 1, 2026. Asics stated in a press release that the facility would be transformed into a “...

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Fashion giants in rights drive after Bangladesh factory tragedy

Paris - Five years on from the industrial disaster that killed over 1,130 clothing factory workers in Bangladesh, high street fashion giants have invested millions in developing more socially responsible practices. But experts say the people who produce the T-shirts, dresses and rompers that sell like hotcakes online and on high streets around...

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Vietnam garment workers go on mass strike

London - More than 17,000 workers in Vietnam have gone on strike at a garment and footwear factory that counts adidas and Nike as clients, over new company policies that cut down their salaries for missing work. The factory, owned by Taiwan-based garment maker Pou Chen Corp, recently impose new penalties that deduct worker salaries and bonuses...

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Pakistan factory collapses, 18 dead

A factory outside Lahore in Pakistan collapsed on Wednesday. The reason for the collapse is unknown at present. At least 18 people have died, some 70 were injured and up to 150 were still trapped inside the rubble. Rescue workers are working relentlessly to find and free survivors. According to various media reports, two stories of the...

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Further raids on India factories

Around 125 child workers were rescued in Mumbai on Tuesday during raids on leather goods factories and jewellery shops. This follows our news bulletin on Monday, when 13 children were rescued from factories. In the Byculla district, police arrested 32 people, mostly either managers or owners of the establishments, for employing minors at leather...

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H&M factory workers fall ill

284 Cambodian factory workers who make clothes for H&M collapsed this week in a mass illness. The factory, M&V International Manufacturing Ltd, a supplier for H&M, in Kompong Chhnang province, reported a pungent smell before the faintings reported Reuters. Deputy provincial police chief Ly Virak blamed the mass faintings on the "weak" health of...