garment industry

(Illustrations: Anne Cresci)

Why isn’t more clothing made in Canada?

Buying affordable domestically made clothing isn’t as easy as the “shop local” mantra makes it sound. Here’s how we got here—and what it would take for the industry to return to its former glory.

What does that $14 shirt really cost?

From the archives: Bangladesh disaster raises tough questions about cheap clothes

That cheap manufacturing labour: a portrait gallery

Here’s what a ‘highly mechanized’ factory looks like in Cambodia

Cambodia: enjoying China’s long shadow

As China’s growth raises wages, Cambodians get more business