After years of struggling against a flood of imported clothing and cheap readymade garments, Nigeria’s tailoring industry is witnessing an unexpected revival.Across Lagos and other commercial centres, ...

In Bangladesh, a simple pair of reading glasses is transforming the lives of garment workers like Ruma Aktar. Her work ...

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At IO-AI Tech, a startup about 45 minutes north of downtown Shenzhen, China, I glimpsed a wacky new frontier of blue-collar work. Workers wearing the company's VR headsets, handheld controllers, and ...

Japan has recently carried out reforms to its prison system, but inside Tochigi, its biggest women's prison, strict discipline and tough conditions still define daily life. The women in pale pink ...

A nonprofit textile manufacturer in Charlotte that employs and assists the visually impaired is laying off over 100 people. Lions Services Inc., headquartered in east Charlotte, will be laying off 107 ...

A randomized factory production-line trial demonstrated that free near glasses significantly increased productivity versus control, with an absolute effect size difference of 0.0325 (P=0.017). Program ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Universal History Archive / Getty. The problem with horses—one of the problems with horses, I say as a former horse girl—is that they are as stubborn as mules.

Amman, Feb 18 (Petra) – Specialized training programs in pattern making and sewing and machine embroidery, held through a strategic partnership between the National Aid Fund (NAF) and the Garment ...

Maharashtra SSC, HSC Board Exam 2026 Timetable Out: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has released the examination schedules for the Secondary School ...

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