Leaders from the factory unions in Ethiopia’s textile and garment sector met this week in Addis Ababa.

The European Parliament has approved an institutional declaration warning of the need to act quickly. Europe is the first continent to declare this.

According to Moody’s latest report, tariffs on Chinese imports will affect clothing and footwear retail in the American market between the next twelve and eighteen months.

The sector is estimated to reach 1.26 billion euros by the end of this year, according to the Worldwide Luxury Market report by Altagamma and Bain&Company.

Manmade cellulosic fibers category are increasing steadily with a market share of approximately 6.2% of total fiber production volume, double what it was in 1990.

Social riots have extended throughout all the region, from Chile to Bolivia. This weekend, the Army went on the streest in Colombia.

From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, 79% of consumers plan to shop for holiday gifts, spending an average of 415 dollars per household, according to a Deloitte survey.

The Australian council is the second fashion body to become a signatory to the UN Fashion Charter and appoints Leila Naja Hibri as new chief executive officer.

The company founded by an association of American cotton growers has set six sustainable goals to implement in its production methods over the next decade.

India, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania and Turkey have led organic cotton production during the last season, according to a Textile Exchange report.

The European Commission is urging the Cambodian government to answer to its report on the situation of human rights in the country to avoid the withdrawal of tariff benefits.