Even if global buyers reportedly start coming back to Bangladesh with work orders, there’s no end to workers’ retrenchment as yet. Economists and experts suggest job guarantee scheme for jobless workers, as they fear the rising number o

The European Union and the ILO have come forward to help the industry in these trying times, but ‘uncertainty’ over EU’s financial aid to workers is allegedly making things worse for them. What are the reasons behind this uncertainty?

Notwithstanding the repeated questions being raised on labour rights in Bangladesh, many RMG companies have come forward to engage workers productively, improve communications and ensure their rights.

Global buyers one after another – Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Sears, Asda –continue to ask for discounts, reneging from payment terms and cancelling work orders, thereby pushing the industry to the brink.

Anindya Ray, EVP & Chief Sourcing Officer – Sourcing & Quality, Arvind Fashions Limited, on how trust can be built at the strategic and operational levels and why trust in these levels is important.

Orders were cancelled, payments delayed, and in some cases, payments stopped… the final result was no money to pay the wages of the poor worker who sits at the bottom of the fashion prism.

How we can play our role in making this planet a better place with some simple changes in our habits.

The fashion industry produces 13 million tons of textile waste each year, making it one of the most polluting industries in the world. So, heritage brand GANT decided to put in some extra measures for a more sustainable fashion future.