Bangladesh’s Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says that the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will not have a major impact on the country’s garment exports. Speaking at the recent Bangladesh Economist’s Forum, Ahmed noted that with the exception of Vietnam most of the signatories to the TPP do not have a major stake in the global

The Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) is asking foreign apparel brands who source from the country to pay more for their products. This comes after the group pushed its members to be more productive in an effort to keep the industry financially stable following the approval of an increased minimum wage. Prime Minister Hun

Ethiopia’s first denim mill, which is also being touted as one of the world’s most sustainable, is now open for business. Kanoria African Textiles, a subsidiary of India’s Kanoria Chemicals & Industries, will support hundreds of jobs, mainly for native Ethiopians, and is just one of over 570 Ethiopian projects currently in the works from

A German court has agreed to hear a lawsuit brought forth by 4 relatives of victims who perished in the 2012 Ali Enterprises fire in Pakistan. The suit was filed against German retailer KiK claiming that they held responsibility for the extensive fatalities because they did not do enough to ensure the building had proper

A new report published by the World Bank says that doing business in India has gotten easier. The “Doing Business 2016” report ranks India 130 out of 189 countries in terms of ease of doing business, 12 spots higher than last year’s rankings. Making India an easy place to conduct business has been a primary

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says that his country plans to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The announcement was made during a recent visit by Mr. Joko to Washington, DC, where he met with U.S. President Barack Obama who praised the decision and complimented Indonesia on a number of recent labor reforms. Indonesia is estimated to

A new report is urging leaders in Kenya’s garment and textile industry to immediately address “bottlenecks” to competitiveness. The report, published in conjunction with the World Bank and the Kenyan Government, noted that the textile and apparel sectors remain the country’s “growth engine” for industrial exports and that the country is aiming to become a

The owner of a garment factory embroiled in a worker strike has rescinded on a promise to accept an agreement signed with the workers, claiming that he was forced to sign the document under duress. The striking workers also say that the owner has now locked the leaders of the strike out of the factory,

The head of Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Textiles has expressed public concern over the state of the country’s struggling textile industry and is pushing the government to take “pragmatic measures” to help turn it around. In a statement, Chairman Mohsin Aziz noted that the fact that membership in Europe’s GSP+ (Generalized System of Preferences)

A new study from Stockholm University says that most of the world’s clothes contain some amount of chemicals and that not even washing can get rid of them completely. The study looked at 60 garments purchased from both Swedish and international retailers and found that in many cases, the items contained substances that were not