Amazon workers in Germany to strike for better pay

Germany is Amazon’s biggest market after the United States, and Verdi, a leading services sector union, has been organising strikes on and off at Amazon sites in…

Brands urged to stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang over forced labour fears

The United States this month hit senior Chinese officials with sanctions over alleged rights abuses against the Uighurs, and Britain and France have recently condemned their treatment.While…

France’s governing fashion body boosts measures to help emerging labels

The aid fund has been set up “as a complement to the initiatives deployed by FHCM with the help of DEFI (France’s Committee for the Development and…

Gruppo Florence adds two hosieries to its portfolio

The first, founded by Leonello Spagnol in 1949 in Valdobbiadene (Veneto), has been run since 2012 by his grandsons, brothers Edoardo and Riccardo. It produces 130,000 knitwear…

Hong Kong Feb retail sales fall 10.1%, first drop since Feb 2017

Consumer spending traditionally surges before the Lunar New Year holidays, but this year much of that was done in January, as the holiday began on Feb. 5….

Brexit relief for UK economy might not last long

With Britain’s exit from the European Union on Jan. 31 now a foregone conclusion, the question for investors is whether Johnson will stick to his campaign promise…

India to build China’s Keqiao like mega textiles city

Textiles minister Smriti Irani has spoken to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandra Babu Naidu asking the state government to provide land and other facilities for setting…

Indonesia’s Tokopedia probes alleged data leak of 91 million users

“We found that there had been an attempt to steal data from Tokopedia users,” a spokesman for the company said in a statement late Saturday.“However, Tokopedia ensures…

Italian budget commission approves web tax on digital services

The European Commission said it understood concerns over existing regulations, but urged member states to wait for Brussels to come up with an EU-wide solution to the…

Japan consumer prices slump in November, look for 2017 rebound

Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide price trends, fell at the fastest pace in nearly four years, highlighting the challenges policy-makers face in…