Clothing sector likely major loser from Myanmar coup

Bestseller urges EU guidance for firms working in Myanmar

Danish fashion retailer Bestseller has paused the placement of new orders in Myanmar and is urging the EU to develop…

Coup continues to disrupt Made in Myanmar garments

The Myanmar clothing industry is continuing to struggle to operate effectively as political unrest continues following the seizure of power…

US suspends trade engagement with Myanmar

The US has suspended all engagement with Myanmar under a trade and investment agreement until the return of a democratically…

OVS suspends Myanmar suppliers discriminating workers

Italian clothing retailer OVS says it will be suspending production with suppliers in Myanmar that discriminate against workers involved in…

Primark Myanmar supplier locks workers in factory amid protests?

A Myanmar garment manufacturer supplying high street chain Primark is understood to have been accused of locking workers in a…

Fast Retailing warns of production delays as Myanmar supplier factories burned

Fast Retailing, owner of the Uniqlo and Gu brands, has reported two of its supplier factories in Myanmar were set…

Chinese garment factories burn as Myanmar violence continues

A number of Chinese-owned garment factories in the Laydaya Industrial Zone in Yangon, Myanmar, have been smashed, looted, and burned…

Benetton Group suspends new Myanmar orders

Italian clothing brand Benetton Group has suspended all new orders from Myanmar with immediate effect on concerns of human rights…

H&M Group pauses placing new orders in Myanmar

Swedish fashion retailer H&M Group has paused placing new orders with its suppliers in Myanmar as violence continues to unfold across the…

Brands urged to honour existing Myanmar supplier commitments

Apparel industry associations and human rights groups have joined forces to condemn the military coup and growing violence in Myanmar,…