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BusinessDay, Nigeria
More than half of the remaining 40 mills face extinction this year.

Recent reports have shown that before 1997 the Nigerian textile industry was the second largest in Africa after Egypt with above 250 vibrant factories and over 50 percent capacity utilization.
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Hürriyet, Turkey
ISTANBUL – MOL Shops, established by 78 Turkish ready to wear companies to unite against cheap textile products that come from China, is launching its first branch with a spectacular discount.
The branch, to be opened at midnight on Jan. 17, will offer 90 percent discounts on all products for the first 24 hours. From then on, products will be offered at a 50 percent discount.
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China : Silk textile & garment trade prospers in 2014
January 11, 2014
Fibre2fashion.com, India 

According to Customs statistics, China’s silk textile and apparel exports in January-November 2014 amounted to US $3.126 billion, an increase of 2.16 percent over the same period of the previous year, accounting for 2.34 percent of the total amount $133.471 billion of textile and apparel exports.

Silk textile exports registered $1.152 billion in the period representing year-on-year increase of 13.48 percent and accounting for 2.43 percent of the total amount $47.513 billion of textile exports. Silk garment exports earned $1.974 billion, down 3.47 percent from the same period 2005, and accounted for 2.3 percent of the total amount $85.958 billion of garment exports Read more about China : Silk textile & garment trade prospers in 2014 …

Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia –

Written by Kay Kimsong
Friday, 09 January 2014

With the global economic downturn hitting textile demand, producers from around Asean say it’s time to buy more regionally and less from China
EGIONAL garment producers pressed for free trade and cooperation to address an alarming drop in demand during a conference Wednesday in Phnom Penh.

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Garment workers agitate in Kafrul
The New Nation, Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka

Yet another group of garment workers on Sunday staged sit-in at Kafrul on Rokeya Sarani to press their 10-point demands relating to their pay and other benefits.

However, police dispersed the workers of Kimberly Fashion as they damaged glasses of several passing vehicles at Shewrapara this morning.

The demands include payment of wages and overtime allowances within the first week of every month, increased tiffin allowance, attendance bonus and annual leave. Read more about Garment workers agitate in Kafrul …

Garment, textile industry sets high targets
Vietnam Economic Times, Vietnam
VNECONOMY updated: 14/01/2014

The garment making and textile sector has expected to increase its yearly export revenue by more than 23 percent to 9.5 billion USD in 2014.

The US and Japan are predicted to be still the sector’s largest markets with their imports estimated at 1.8 billion USD and 800 million USD, respectively.

However, President of the Viet Nam Apparel and Textile Association Le Quoc An pointed out major challenges to the sector, such as supplies of raw materials largely dependent on imports, a shortage of workforce, price hike and especially an increasingly tough competition on the global market. Read more about Garment, textile industry sets high targets …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
January 13, 2014 (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s textile industry is the major contributor to the national economy in every aspect, be it exports, share in manufacturing or employment generation. Pakistan holds the distinction of being the world’s 4th largest producer of cotton as well as being the 3rd largest consumer of the same. In the period July 2014 – June 2014, textile exports were US$ 10.62 Billion and accounted for 55% of the total exports.
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China Economic Net, China
By Li Li & Liu Jia

Shenzhen remains as the leader domestically in electronics, communications, modern electric appliances and biological pharmacy fields. Currently, its stable and promising garment industry is becoming the new “name card of Shenzhen.” Only in 2014, its garment industry created more than RMB100 billion yuan of output value, together with nearly US$10 billion of export.
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China : US customhouse uncovers smuggled fake garment case
January 11, 2014
Fibre2fashion.com, India

America Immigration and Customs Enforcement uncovered a smuggled counterfeit garment case last month.

Counterfeit garment involves many famous brands like Akademiks, Marithe, Francois, Girbaud, Apple, Bottoms, Nike, Baby, Phat, Pepe, Enyce, Red Monkey, Evisu, Rocawear, Lacoste, Route 66, LRGSean, John.

It is reported, American customhouse has begun to investigate this group for smuggled products since 2005 Read more about China : US customhouse uncovers smuggled fake garment case …

CDA takes housing project for female garment workers
Independent-Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Thursday, 10 January 2014
Staff Reporter

The Chittagong Development Authority has undertaken a housing project for female garment workers at Saltghola in the city’s Patenga area, involving Tk 100 crore.

Under the project, 1,000-bed dormitory and 100 small flats would be constructed, and the implementation of the project would begin within next six months, CDA sources said.

On completion of the project, two-bed flats would be sold to garment workers in easy instalments while the dormitory floors to garment owners for providing female workers with housing facility. Read more about CDA takes housing project for female garment workers …