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Garment export to US records 46 pc plunge
Kantipur Online, Nepal
Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 4 – Export of readymade garment to the US has plunged by a whopping 46 percent in the first 10 months of 2014 compared to same period last year, as companies hit by labor stir and eroding competitiveness, failed to lure international buyers.
According to the statistics of Garment Association Nepal (GAN), Nepali readymade garment exports valued mere US $ 22.92 million over the first 10 months of the year, whereas it was US $ 42.41 million in the same period last year. Read more about Garment export to US records 46 pc plunge …

Haryana plans sops for garment exporters
Rupesh Janve / New Delhi November 3, 2014
Business Standard, India

Labour laws relaxed as higher wages, stronger rupee take their toll.

With garment exporters in and around Gurgaon laying off thousands of workers, the Haryana government is set to announce a bunch of incentives that will help these exporters pare their wage bills.

Gurgaon contributes to almost a quarter of the apparel and garments exports from the country. Read more about Haryana plans sops for garment exporters …

Textile exhibition
Hindu, India

Staff Reporter
COIMBATORE: The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry and the Integrated Database India Limited will organise ‘Tex Trade Today’, a textile exhibition, on January 19 and 20, next.

The exhibition, to be held in Bangalore, will have two sessions – B to B and B to C. The former session is for yarn and fabric manufacturers and will have garment and home textile manufacturers as visitors. The latter session will have the garment and home textile manufacturers as the exhibitors and consumers as visitors. Read more about Textile exhibition …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
November 03, 2014 (Macau)

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the value of total imports and exports of goods registered year-on-year decreases in September 2014.
Read more about Value of textile & garment exports decline by 22.4% …

Tudela recommends $1K fee for garment workers
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia
By Agnes Donato
Reporter

Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela wants garment companies to pay more for employing nonresident workers who are excluded from the minimum wage hike plan that is pending in the Legislature.

House Bill 15-166, authored by Rep. Joseph Deleon Guerrero, seeks to gradually raise the minimum wage to $5.25 per hour with the exception of sewers or cutters employed in the garment industry. Read more about Tudela recommends $1K fee for garment workers …

Yahoo, Thailand
HCM CITY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse – Vietnamese garment companies are missing out on a great opportunity to expand at home because of their preoccupation with export markets, an industry seminar said.

Read more about Vietnamese Garment Industry Too Focused on Exports …

India child garment workers found
BBC News, UK

About 70 child workers in India have been discovered working in a Delhi textile factory, officials say.
They say that the boys were embroidering saris and wedding clothes in a sweatshop when police and activists swooped to rescue them.

Officials say it is the third such raid made this week, following a report on Sunday in a British newspaper on child labour in Delhi.

The boys are reported to be between eight and 14 years old. Read more about India child garment workers found …

UK small caps rally to close firmer, Thomas Walker jumps on upbeat results
Life Style Extra, UK

LONDON (AFX) – UK small caps managed to close higher, reversing early losses, thanks to a largely positive set of corporate announcements and a firmer broader market, dealers said.

The FTSE Small Cap index closed 3.6 points higher at 3,640.30, while the FTSE 100 index was up 20.4 points at 6,149.6. Read more about UK small caps rally to close firmer, Thomas Walker jumps on upbeat results …

Vietnam quotas for garment export to US to be revamped
Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam

The move followed a meeting last week between the ministry and southern clothing companies to discuss problems of mismatch between export contracts and quotas which was causing Vietnamese firms to lose business.

The ministry follows automatic visa allocation for 25 categories of textiles. Now, they will be issued only for 40 percent of quotas in each category, instead of 70 percent as done earlier Read more about Vietnam quotas for garment export to US to be revamped …

Mexico: 50 workers lose their jobs in garment factory due to union organising drive
libcom.org, UK

Over 50 employees of a garment factory in Tehaucán, Puebla have been sacked for their affiliation with rival trade unions and non-governmental organisations.
The workers had been organising against the interference of the Puebla state government by way of the FROC-CROC union’s presence in the Grupo Navarra factory, which makes clothes for Abercombie & Fitch, Gap, Levi and Calvin Klein, amongst others. FROC-CROC is affiliated to the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institutional) political party, which runs the state government. The two bodies have been colluding against worker’s organisation, psychologically and physically harassing workers, withholding wages and union-busting. Read more about Mexico: 50 workers lose their jobs in garment factory due to union organising drive …