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Nordic Council adopts new roadmap for transparent fashion industry

The Nordic Council has adopted a new recommendation urging Nordic governments to strengthen sustainability standards across the fashion and textile industry. The move aims to improve transparency, reduce greenwashing,...

Kontoor to sell Lee brand to Authentic in $1 billion deal

Kontoor Brands has agreed to divest the Lee brand to Authentic Brands Group in a deal worth up...

Why are stakeholders divided over Bangladesh’s labour reforms

Bangladesh’s labour law amendments are widely seen as one of the country’s most important reforms in recent years,...

| US T&A imports fall 11.9% by volume in Q1, exports also decline

United States (US) recorded an 11.93 per cent year-on-year decline in textile and apparel import volumes across all...

India’s textile & apparel export down 3.4% to $2.88 bn in April 2026

India’s textile and apparel exports declined 3.42 per cent in the first month of fiscal 2026-27 (April-March). Apparel...
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FDI and joint ventures are crucial for Bangladesh Apparel Industry to make value-added products

I Hossain If you look into Bangladesh's apparel sector exports performance in recent times even amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic it is quite satisfactory. But the...

Ukraine–Russia War: Bangladeshi Apparel Makers have a legitimate concern

Monira Munni Local readymade garment exporters are worried over Russia’s war against Ukraine as a good number of apparel brands and retailers have   closed their...

Uncertainty and Confusion

Forrest Cookson, PhD Major events trigger more major events with consequences not foreseen.  The past two years have seen the world in the grip of...

Uzbek Cotton Boycott Ends: A New Horizon for Uzbekistan Textile & Apparel Industry

Mehdi Mahbub Uzbekistan, a country with 448,978 square kilometers area and around 35 million population, is the center of central Asia and has the potential...

Introducing Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies – BILS

Inception: Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS has been working on labour issues since its establishment in 1995. BILS endeavors to uphold the causes of...
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