Traid blog
28 / 04 / 20
Call for brands to step up
28 / 04 / 20
Some of the most devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are being felt by workers throughout global supply chains, including garment workers. Meg Lewis, Campaign Manager at Labour Behind the Label calls on brands to protect garment workers in their supply chain and how you can help. The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across the world. While the virus itself…
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08 / 10 / 19
Why retailers must put unsold clothes into use
08 / 10 / 19
A major issue in the fashion supply chain is ‘deadstock’- clothes which haven’t been sold at full or sale prices. The energy, resources and labour put into making even a single garment is significant and ultimately, retailers must work towards ending deadstock inventory to avoid waste, from design through to production. TRAID talked to Rob Williams, CFO at clothing manufacturer,…
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12 / 09 / 17
Nina Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of GoodWeave International, a charity working to stop child and bonded labour in our supply chains. TRAID is funding GoodWeave to work with retailers to illuminate every part of their supply chains to stop child and bonded labour. The majority of our clothes and shoes are made by an unregulated workforce in conditions…
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