Sri Lanka

The lesson of the current US tariffs crisis roiling the trade world is this: you cannot keep relying on one country as your export destination. From now on it has to be ‘US Plus One’.

Workers across the fashion supply chain are being shortchanged by an absence of proper structures for collective bargaining, allowing perpetuation of a business model that relies on tight margins for suppliers and low worker wages, claims a new report.

A coalition of unions and labour rights organisations have exhorted top global brands sourcing from Sri Lanka to support the highest possible standards in their supply chain.

Findings from a survey reveal that the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is under attack in major garment producing countries in Asia. texfash.com reports.

Sri Lanka's apparel industry has posted its strongest ever export earnings through the first eight months of a year at the end of August 2022, the Sri Lankan Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA) has announced.

‘Warna by Mahogany’ is a natural dye innovation behind a new line of organic, eco-friendly fabric from the Sri Lanka-headquartered Hayleys Fabric that has found space among the Top 10 global innovations at ISPO Textrends Spring/Summer 2024.

The designer community of Sri Lanka was a sprightly lot. And then the pandemic brought them down, mostly small businesses, virtually to their knees. It was tough, but now they have got going.

The pandemic was unprecedented, and everyone made mistakes. As COVID-19 variants turn milder and some semblance of normalcy returns, a quick lookback.

As trade wars rage, a new mega-treaty comes into play and some uncertainties keep rankling Sri Lanka’s GSP+ status from the EU. A look at how the country’s apparel industry is working it out.

With the forex crisis in Sri Lanka keeping the country on tenterhooks, the importance of the apparel manufacturing sector becomes paramount. Also, it has to earn more and spend less.