Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing
21 days ago
And with a few exceptions, such as the 250-store clothing chain American Apparel Inc., most aren't national brands.It's even more difficult to figure out if your clothes are made in safe...
Colombian firm starts making armored clothing for children
137 days ago
Factory owner Miguel Caballero said he never thought about making protective clothes for kids until requests came in after the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last month.
Pet owners spend billions on holiday treats, clothes, jewelry
160 days ago
"I have one customer who has six dogs and she dresses the dogs in holiday clothes every day" during the Christmas holidays, Pontillo said.
Commentary: Where our clothes are made matters
173 days ago
There are about 4,000 garment factories in Bangladesh that earn $20 billion annually from overseas clothing sales, which amount to about 80 percent of its exports, reported the Boston Globe.
Big retailers used clothes made in factory where 112 died
174 days ago
Charles Kernaghan, director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, said nothing will change unless clothing companies protect workers as vigorously as they do their brands.
Wal-Mart, Disney clothes found in Bangladesh fire
174 days ago
Labor activists have seized on the blaze - the deadliest in Bangladesh's nearly 35-year history of exporting clothing - to argue that retailers must insist on more stringent fire standards.
