Clothing industry
Garment industry or Clothing industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along the production and life chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre) via fashion industry to fashion retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and textile recycling. The producing sectors build upon a wealth of clothing technology some of which, like the loom, the cotton gin, and the sewing machine heralded industrialization not only of the previous textile manufacturing practices.
Terminology
There are considerable overlaps between the terms clothing-/garment-, textile- and fashion industry. The clothing sector is concerned with all types of clothes, from fashion to uniforms, e-textiles and workwear. Textile industry is less concerned with the fashion aspect but produces the fabrics and fibres that are required for tailoring. The fashion industry closely follows - and sets - fashion trends to always supply the latest in non-functional clothing.
History
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Companies
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Production
The garment industry is a major contributor to the economies of many countries. The industry for Ready Made Garments has been criticized by labor advocates for the use of sweatshops, piece work and child labor.
Working conditions in low-cost countries have received critical media coverage, especially in the aftermath of large scale disasters like the 2013 Savar building collapse or the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
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Retail
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Unions
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See also
- Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
- Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety
- Clothing line
- Fashion design services
- Fashion industry
- Fast fashion
- List of fabric names
- List of textile fibres
- Nylon riots
- Savile Row tailoring
- Shoemaking
- Sweatshop
- Tailor
- Textile
- Textile industry
- Fashion accessory
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