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Global rights groups urge brands to sign up for second Accord
Two global rights groups, Industri-ALL and UNI Global Union, have asked the Western clothing brands to hasten the signing of the second Accord agreement as the response from potential signatories is still lukewarm, the Daily Star reported.
The 2018 Bangladesh Accord, which will cover more than 1,160 garment factories, was announced by the global unions and brand representatives at the meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris in June, the report added.
46 more Alliance factories achieve CAP completion
Forty-six more Alliance-affiliated RMG factories achieved substantial completion of their Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), bringing the total number of factories to 166, the Daily Sun reported.
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety on Tuesday announced about completion of these factories remediation programme during the month of August, said a statement, the report added.
H&M makes breakthrough in upcycling garments
Experts have invented a technology that allows recycling of old garment items without any quality loss — a development that will help reduce dependence on virgin raw materials like raw cotton for yarn and fabrics, the Daily Star reported.
Previously, in the absence of commercially viable separation, sorting and recycling technology, the fashion industry was not able to properly recycle garment items, the report added.
