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US detains China clothing shipment over forced labour fears
2019-10-03 14:35:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Clothing from a manufacturer in China have been withheld by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over concerns the products were made using forced labour.
Tags: china
clothing
forced
labour
Vietnam labour code change shrouded in uncertainty
2019-09-24 21:30:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Vietnam's garment-makers have been worrying that a draft revised Labour Code will reduce their competitiveness - but four months after the draft was published there remains a strong chance it will never be enshrined into law.
Tags: code
change
vietnam
labour
Low labour rate countries squeezed hardest on price?
2019-09-18 19:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
There is a common belief that low-labour-rate countries are forever being victimised by their customers, who force the factories to accept unacceptably low FOB (free on board) prices. This has never made sense, less so now than ever before, writes David Birnbaum.
Tags: price
low
rate
countries
Pakistan's Punjab ends factory labour law inspections
2019-09-17 18:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The government of Punjab province in Pakistan is understood to have exempted factories from labour law inspections - a move described by the Clean Clothes Campaign as "dangerous for workers."
Europe & Central Asia lead in ratifying labour conventions
2019-09-16 12:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
An International Labour Organization (ILO) campaign to encourage countries to ratify international labour standards is bearing fruit, with Europe and Central Asia making the most ratifications to date.
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lead
europe
asia
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