Bangladesh
Jeans Factory Catches Fire in Bangladesh
A fire broke out at a denim factory in the Hazaribagh area of Dhaka, Bangladesh today. According to reports…
BGMEA Signs Agreement With Impactt to Improve Productivity
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed an agreement with ethical…
Tazreen Boss Jailed for 2012 Deadly Factory Fire
The managing director of Tazreen Fashions Limited, Delwar Hossain, has been sent to jail for the deadly fire…
Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh Union Reps Threatened By Violence, Murder
In sharp contrast to recent reports of Bangladesh’s long-awaited progress reforming its factory safety and…
Vietnam Expands: Last Year’s Imports Are This Year’s Exports
More evidence that Vietnam is fast becoming a major player in the international garment industry, the…
UK Gov’t Moves to Improve Working Conditions for Garment Workers
The UK government has agreed to more than double its investment in emerging economies in an attempt to…
Bangladesh’s IAF Wins Major Grant from E.U.
Bangladesh just received some welcome good news: the International Apparel Federation (IAF) was recently…
Texworld USA: Edward Hertzman Discusses Why Sourcing Costs Will Rise in 2014
Speaking at a Texworld USA seminar Wednesday, Sourcing Journal founder and publisher Edward Hertzman spoke to…
Obama Refuses to Limit Military Apparel Buying to Retailers Which Signed Bangladesh Accord
Discussions about U.S. retail sales often overlook one major buyer of apparel, the military. Under the radar…
Sourcing Trends 2014: Wages, Compliance and Top Sourcing Countries
Every year the apparel industry is buffeted by a combination of domestic and global trends. The global nature…
Despite Halting Progress, Bangladesh Keeps EU GSP Status
Despite intense criticism of its factory safety and labor conditions, Bangladesh will not suffer any revision…
Bangladesh Gov’t to Provide Cash Assistance to Garment Industry; Business Still Booms
Battered by political discord, apparel manufacturers have sought out the government’s assistance to help…
Bangladesh Accord Issues Inspections Standards
After months of often tense discussions, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (AFBSB) finally…
Ethical Fashion Show, Berlin: WellMade Argues Compliance is About More Than Cost
WellMade, an non-profit organization dedicated to educating retailers, manufacturers and consumers about…
Bangladesh Election Protests Turn Deadly, 18 Killed; Is the Country Nearing Civil War?
Violence continues to consume the streets of Bangladesh as the government decided to push forward with…