Top stories on just-style this week include major Chinese textile firms stepping up sourcing and investment plans in Ethiopia, H&M hits back at campaigners alleging the brand is falling short of its responsibility to protect workers in its supply chain through compensation, and campaigners express outrage at the Bangladesh Government’s decision to raise the minimum worker wage by 51%.
Chinese textile firms step up Ethiopia sourcing
Major Chinese textile firms are stepping up sourcing and investment plans in Ethiopia as increasing trade tensions between the US and Beijing create an incentive for the East Asian country to look at alternative sourcing destinations.
H&M hits back at claims profits “built on poverty wages”
H&M has hit back at campaigners alleging the brand is falling short of its responsibility to protect workers in its supply chain through compensation, despite the retailer announcing last week almost 1m workers are benefiting via its fair wage strategy.
Brands urged to appeal against “outrageous” Bangladesh wage
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By GlobalDataCampaigners have expressed outrage at the Bangladesh Government’s decision to raise the minimum worker wage by 51% to BDT8000 (US$95) per month – half what the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) had been seeking – and are now calling on brands to step in.
Philippines eyes shift in Chinese garment investment
Signs are emerging of an accelerating relocation of garment investment from China to the Philippines, amidst the US imposing an additional 10% duty on textile and some clothing products from China.
Maersk comes under fire over shipping price hike
Global logistics giant AP Moller Maersk insists the new surcharge it is establishing in a bid to lower sulphur pollution at sea has been “well received” by customers as it hits back at allegations from the British International Freight Association that the hike is “unjustified” and “exploits the situation”.
