The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at the potential impact of TPP on the US textile industry, comments on the challenges of hazardous chemical removal, and why Cambodia’s future outsourcing prospects are uncertain. 

ANALYSIS: The potential impact of TPP on the US textile industry
There’s no doubt the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement has the potential to be a game-changer for both the US textile and apparel industries. For the US textile sector in particular, the inclusion of Vietnam in the pact is seen as a major threat – but new research suggests there may be more to fear from Japan.

ANALYSIS: Hazardous chemical removal a key industry issue
Since Greenpeace published its Dirty Laundry report in 2011, revealing toxic chemicals in waste water discharges from two textile processing facilities in China, the environmental pressure group has been calling on apparel firms to remove these from their supply chains. While a number of companies have signed up to the group’s Detox campaign, it appears there is still much more work to be done. just-style takes a look at the challenges of committing and the need for industry collaboration.

SOURCING: Cambodia’s future outsourcing prospects uncertain
If Cambodia’s US$5.5bn garment industry is not at a crossroads, it is approaching one, according to participants at an industry trade show held in Phnom Penh over the weekend. 

VIETNAM: Proposes 15.1% rise to regional minimum wage
Vietnam’s National Wage Council (NWC) has proposed a 15.1% increase in region-based monthly minimum wages which, if approved, will come into effect on 1 January 2015.

SWITZERLAND: Charles Vögele posts improved H1 loss
European fashion retailer Charles Vögele Group has reported an improved net loss and gross margin in the first half as the firm’s turnaround measure begin to take hold.

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