The most-read stories on just-style this week include the kick-off of Cambodia’s living wage campaign, a look at why China’s five-year plan is unlikely to change garment-making, a review of a new book on Fixing Fashion, and figures that suggest global apparel and footwear expenditure is expected to decline in 2015 to its lowest level since 2011.
Why China’s 5-year plan won’t change garment-making
China is using a catchy English-language TV ad to promote its 13th Five-Year Plan for the five years to 2020. But does the Plan really tell us how garment-making in China will be affected? asks Mike Flanagan.
Cambodia living wage campaign kicks off
A national campaign has launched in Cambodia to push multinational brands to pay suppliers a minimum wage of US$177m. The campaign, launched on Friday (20 November) and backed by unions and the Clean Clothes Campaign, marked the first day of a wave of international action, which calls for a Global Action Day on 10 December – International Human Rights Day.
Comment – ‘Fixing Fashion’ one stitch at a time
A spate of books written over the past few years explores various aspects of the global garment business. But for Robert Antoshak, managing director at Olah Inc, the newly-published “Fixing Fashion” should be required reading.
Global clothing and footwear trade to drop by 1.5%
Global expenditure on clothing and footwear is expected to decline by 1.5% in US dollar terms in 2015 to its lowest level since 2011, according to a new report, with the decline largely due to depreciations of the currencies in a number of major supplying countries.
IAF ISTANBUL – Navigating a turbulent sourcing landscape
Apparel brands, retailers and suppliers are having to navigate an increasing number of supply chain challenges in order to operate in a more efficient and ethical way. But it is also important to look to alliances in creativity, engineering and sustainability to avoid inconsistency in the future, according to speakers at last month’s International Apparel Federation (IAF) Convention in Istanbul.
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