DENVER - VF Corp has extended its support for a programme that helps women garment workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased automation, re-enter employment.
The owner of major brands such as Timberland, Vans, Dickies and North Face, has confirmed it will offer a further grant to Shimmy Technologies, a women-owned social enterprise which, founded in 2016, helps prepare women working in the apparel supply chain for the future of work through upskilling and reskilling via digital, mobile and tablet-based trainings.
