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Lululemon face disturbing allegations of worker abuse

Related Keywords: Bangladesh, clothes, Ethical Trading, garment industry, Lululemon, production, supply chains, Textiles

Low-paid workers producing clothes for Lululemon in Bangladesh say they endured physical abuse and regular humiliation from their managers, according to an investigation by the Guardian. One worker said she was violently slapped for leaving work early on a day when she was sick. Others described managers calling female workers “sluts” or “prostitutes,” as well as instances of physical abuse. A male worker said men at the factory were beaten and mistreated too.

Know who made your clothes

Related Keywords: clothing, eco-friendly, Ethical Fashion, ethical product, fabrics environment, fashion, supply chains, sustainable, Textile

The concept of Where Does It Come From? is self-explanatory. The clothing brand is driving for total transparency in the fashion industry, particularly in the wake of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh and controversy around a number of fashion brands’ workshop conditions.

All the clothes produced by Where Does It Come From? come with a code on the garment label, so customers can trace the whole supply chain, getting to know the people involved in the production chain, as well as exploring the process.

'Harsh' tactics used on the Vietnamese garment workers to keep wages low

Related Keywords: contract pricing, excessive overtime, Fashion Brands, fashion chains, garment manufacturer, garment workers, labour rights, minimum wage, pay, production planning, supply chains, Vietnam

European and U.S. fashion brands sourcing from Vietnam must stop their “harsh” tactics that push down workers’ wages and trap millions in poverty, labour rights campaigners said on Thursday.

Vietnam, which is one of the world’s largest garment manufacturers and supplies fashion chains such as Zara and H&M, is home to over 6,000 garment and textile factories that employ about 3 million people, government figures showed.

H&M dancing down the ages

Related Keywords: apparel, clothing retailer, environmental cost, fabric, fast fashion, future of fashion, Garments, growth, head of sustainability, organic cotton, polluting industries, Recycle, second-hand market, supply chains, Vintage garments

H&M will trial sales of second-hand and vintage clothes as it seeks to tap into consumers' growing concerns about the environmental cost of fast fashion, its head of sustainability said on Friday.

Anna Gedda told Reuters H&M would launch a pilot in Sweden for online sales of second-hand garments on the site of its & Other Stories brand, with the aim of extending the scheme to other markets and brands in years to come.

Aldi joins BEPI a sustainable supply chain initiative

Related Keywords: aim to help towards goals set by the Greenpeace Detox commitments, Aldi, annual textile sales of more euro two billion, BEPI, eliminating potentially hazardous chemicals, implement BEPIs Supply Chain Chemical Management Module, joined Business Environmental Performance Initiative, retail giant, supply chains

Aldi, a retail giant having annual textile sales of €2.5 billion has joined the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI). As part of the move, the company will implement the BEPI's Supply Chain Chemical Management Module, which aims to help companies work towards the goals set by the Greenpeace Detox commitments, including eliminating potentially hazardous chemicals from its supply chains by 2020.

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