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11 July 2022

Sustainability Puzzle: Technological Shift and Widening Skill Gap in the Context of a Demand for Skilled Workers Greater than Supply

In @fibre2fashion's analysis, the question of skilled labour is hard to pose to the global economy at a stage when there is a general mismatch in the labour market across the world. Although several sectors now have adequate or more workers than required, many sectors are in want of a larger supply. [Labour and Skills – Key Pieces in the Sustainability Puzzle – fibre2fashion]

08 July 2022

Sensory shoe: new frontier for sport or orthopedics

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a tight-fitting fabric that can recognize the movements and even posture of the wearer. The researchers also used a circular knitting machine to produce a tight-fitting smart textile shoe with 96 pressure sensing points spread across the entire 3D fabric, MIT said. [US researchers develop fabric that senses wearers' movements – fibre2fashion]

30 June 2022

Spain: Export prices in the textile-clothing and leather-footwear sectors have linked several months of record increases: between 3% and 8.8% in May

The Export Price Index (Iprix) of clothing increased by 3%, while export prices in the leather goods and footwear sector grew by 4.3%, Modaes reports . Inflation continues to rise. The Textile Export Price Index (Iprix) recorded an increase of 8.8% year-on-year in May, in line with increases in recent months, according to data published today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

30 June 2022

The wages of Turkish workers for fashion are not enough to live

The garment, textile and leather industries are among Turkey's main economic sectors in terms of GDP, exports and employment, however state monitoring of working conditions is weak. So, trade union rights are hindered by factory owners. More than half of all workers working in the Turkish fashion industry do not have an employment contract or benefit from social security; and exploitation is widespread. [Turkey's garment industry profile – CCC]

27 June 2022

In Kenya, policymakers are urged to support the textile and leather industry

There are numerous economic challenges that Kenya's newly elected leaders will have to face decisively from 10 August 2022, four of which are listed by The Standard: strengthening local production, renewing the textile industry, addressing the persistent challenge of leather and implementing microfinance

26 May 2022

A pair of sneakers in Argentina costs 50% more than in Brazil and Mexico, despite the protectionist regime

Data released by the Córdoba Stock Exchange show that protectionism on the textile-leather sector through import licenses reaches an average of 56% for the entire value chain and reaches 94% in clothing. However, despite state protectionism, Argentines continue to pay more for clothes and shoes than their peers in the region. [En Argentina se paga hasta 86% más por electros y 59% por vestimenta que en Brasil y México - Los Andes]

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