Roof collapse at Cambodian shoe plant kills three
Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding to concern about safety standards at Asian...
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North American retailers devising own Bangladesh plans
North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to,...
Will brands and governments take action on Bangladesh?
In the wake of 1,124 deaths that has devastated the Bangladeshi garment industry, brands and governments are making a stand on local working conditions. Are big changes to come?
India's central bank puts a curb on gold imports
India's central bank on Monday announced steps to restrict the import of gold by banks in a move to stem the country's widening current account deficit.
Primark says it will use NGO scale to pay Bangladesh victims
British retailer Primark said it would pay compensation to the victims of the Bangladesh factory collapse in line with a framework recognised by aid organisations, unions and trade...
Bangladesh building collapse death toll tops 1,000
The death toll from the catastrophic collapse of a Bangladesh factory building, the world's worst industrial accident since the Bhopal disaster in India in 1984, has climbed above 1,000...
India starts selling cotton from inventories
India has started selling cotton from government-controlled stocks as it tries to protect domestic textile mills from costly imports, but traders said sales have so far been limited...
Bangladesh factory fire kills 8; collapse toll tops 900
Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of...
The export ups and import downs for the U.S. in March
U.S. exports of clothing and footwear each increased by 12.6% and 18.7% in March (compared to February) while imports were significantly down.
Bangladesh April exports up 10 percent on garment sales
Bangladesh's exports rose nearly 10 percent in April to $2.08 billion from a year earlier, rising for a 10th month, thanks to stronger clothing sales, the Export Promotion Bureau said on...
How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
Bangladesh's garment boom has made Mohammad Fazlul Azim a wealthy man. Over three decades his empire has grown from a single factory to a string of plants that employ 26,000 workers and...
Engineer who warned over Bangladesh building held as toll tops 500
Police investigating the collapse of a Bangladesh factory building that killed more than 500 people have arrested an engineer who warned the day before that the eight-storey complex was...
Ermenegildo Zegna celebrates 50 years of wool trophies in Australia
The Italian label staged a special fashion show in Sydney to celebrate its half-century relationship with the producers of Australian superfine wool. Every year the “Wool Trophy” and the...
Pope condemns Bangladesh working conditions as "slave labour"
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the conditions of workers who died in the Bangladesh factory collapse as "slave labour," saying unjust salaries and the unbridled quest for profits...
Europe hikes up taxes on American jeans
Starting May 1, the European Union will tax women's jeans from the United States at a rate of 38% versus the previous 12%.
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