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How useful are grievance mechanisms for garment workers? Insights from Bangladesh’s Amader Kotha helpline

After the Rana Plaza building collapse on 24th April 2013 in Savar near Dhaka in Bangladesh, two initiatives emerged that were tasked with improving situations in the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector: the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (Accord) and the Bangladesh Alliance for Worker Safety (Alliance). The loss of more...

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Fairs

The relevance of trade fairs and innovation in times of economic uncertainty

A recent panel discussion regarding the upcoming Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 trade fairs highlighted a critical turning point for the textile industry. The discussion brought together four industry experts to address how innovation serves as a tool for resilience during global economic uncertainty. Olaf Schmidt, vice president textiles and...

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A new report links public funds to labour abuses in Pakistan’s textile sector

A new report from Swedwatch, the Swedish NGO focused on business, human rights and environmental responsibility, has exposed troubling failings in Europe’s procurement framework, failings that are allowing exploitative labour practices in Pakistan’s textile industry to persist, despite stated commitments to sustainability and human rights. The...

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Business

Spinnova’s new strategy: Cost savings, lower fibre price and factory acquisition

Finnish material innovation company Spinnova (Spinnova) was forced to revise its strategy earlier this year following the withdrawal of its partner, Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano. Spinnova has now revealed its primary focus for 2025 and 2026. Spinnova’s fibre can be used in many types of materials, but production costs remain high. By...

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Training centre and factory in one: new Fashion and Textiles Academy in Wales

Non-profit organisation and manufacturer Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) is opening a new location of the London-based educational institution Fashion & Textiles Academy in Newtown, Wales. The new school combines a learning academy with a factory. For the launch of the new academy, FEL’s Wales branch joined forces with the local NPTC group of colleges,...

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US textile industry mourns the passing of Congressman Bill Pascrell

Rep. Bill Pascrell, longtime New Jersey congressman, co-chair of the House Textile Caucus and fierce opponent of Donald Trump, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 87. A Democrat, Rep. Pascrell lived his entire life in Paterson, New Jersey, where he advocated for workers’ rights and working families. Since 2013, he has also served as...

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European Textile Industry Calls for Immediate Action to Tackle the Energy Crisis - the Future of the European Industry is at Stake

The European textile & fashion in Europe, represented by EURATEX, calls for a single European strategy to tackle this energy crisis. To safeguard the future of the industry, a revision of the electricity price mechanism is necessary and an EU wide cap on gas prices at 80€/MWh. Special company support needs to be granted to avoid bankruptcy and...

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EU-India Free Trade negotiations

Today the European Commission released its long-awaited Strategy for Sustainable Textile, with the ambition to move the sector towards the path of sustainability. EURATEX welcomes the EU ambitions to act on sustainable textiles and investments, in order to change how textiles are made, chosen and recovered. Many European companies have already...

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Fashion

Textile industry is “far from sustainable” states WWF

The clothing and textile industry has an “ecological footprint which is far from sustainable” due to the 1.7 billion tones of carbon dioxide it emits annually, states a new report from WWF Switzerland. In the ‘Changing fashion: The clothing and textile industry at the brink of radical transformation’ report, the WWF says that the fashion...

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Apparel

Nigeria: counterfeiting costs textile industry a million jobs

In the last twenty years, more than a million Nigerian textile and apparel workers have lost their jobs due to counterfeited products. The prevalence of counterfeiting has forced many textile factories to close, leaving the whole industry in danger and posing a potential danger to the economy and its position as a new frontier economy. Industry...

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Fashion

Textile industry: child labor still common

Around 168 million children are still working worldwide and of those, 85 million in hazardous conditions, so the latest 900-page report “Findings on the worst forms of child labor” by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Unfortunately, the textile and garment industry is one of the sectors that keeps resorting to...

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Bangladesh: Safety Accord ready to be implemented

After meeting the 45-day-deadline, the steering committee announced yesterday that it is ready to implement the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. The five-year legal binding agreement is an effort by international labour organisations, NGOs and almost 70 international brands and retailers (see below for a complete list) to...