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29 OCT

Garment workers urge ‘Living Wage’ in face of rising cost of living

Garment workers urge ‘Living Wage’ in face of rising cost of living
Sunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka
By Dilshani Samaraweera

Garment sector groups have launched a campaign for an immediate salary increase and a ‘sector specific’ living wage for garment workers.

ALaRM, a coalition of NGOs and trade unions in the garment sector, launched a campaign last week asking the Board of Investment (BOI) and garment factories for an immediate salary increase of Rs 2,500 for garment workers. Read more about Garment workers urge ‘Living Wage’ in face of rising cost of living …

29 OCT

Garments glowing in the dark

Garments glowing in the dark
ZDNet Blogs

Knitting specialists at the University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that could be used to make clothing glow in the dark. These yarns could soon be integrated into clothing worn by cyclists, joggers, outdoor workers and pedestrians. These garments would be safer for users than current clothing used by emergency services which need external light sources to make them visible. Read more about Garments glowing in the dark …

26 OCT

Rug merchant fatally shot at garment district shop

Rug merchant fatally shot at garment district shop
Los Angeles Times, CA

By Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 25, 2014
Ebrahim Torbati was a rug merchant. But at heart, he was a poet.

The 71-year-old shop owner was killed in an apparent robbery attempt Tuesday afternoon as he read a newspaper at the entrance to his store at 840 Santee St. in the downtown Los Angeles garment district. Read more about Rug merchant fatally shot at garment district shop …

25 OCT

Grim times ahead for Bangladesh garment trade


AFP
1 day ago
DHAKA (AFP) — Mohammad Soharwardi cannot remember the last time his clothing factory lost so many orders over such a short space of time.
Bangladesh’s garment sector is usually working full steam at this time of year to meet Christmas orders, but he says buyers have become conservative in the past few months and business has dropped right off.
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25 OCT

Textile, garment cities: Sindh cabinet approves land allotment

Textile, garment cities: Sindh cabinet approves land allotment
The News – International, Pakistan

By By our correspondent
10/25/2014
Briefing newsmen about decisions taken by Sindh Cabinet, Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Wednesday that the cabinet has approved allotting 1250 acres and 300 acres of provincial land to Port Qasim Authority for the establishment of Textile and Garment cities, respectively, at a nominal rate of Rs one million per acre. Read more about Textile, garment cities: Sindh cabinet approves land allotment …

24 OCT

Bangladeshis urged to invest in garment mill

Bangladeshis urged to invest in garment mill
Published: Wednesday, 24 October, 2014, 01:57 AM Doha Time
Gulf Times, Qatar

EKRAMUL Haque Chowdhury, chairman of the Al Watan Textiles Company Limited (AWTCL), has called upon Bangladeshi expatriates to purchase the company’s ordinary shares at the rate of Bangladesh Taka 1,000 per share and avail of the opportunity of safe and secured investment in the industrial sector in Bangladesh.
The company has begun the sale of 15,000 shares to Bangladeshis who have so long avoided interest-based investments on grounds of religious injunctions. Application forms listing terms and conditions can be had from Chowdhury (6644052), Joinal Abedin (5391509) and the company’s finance director Nazrul Islam ( 5609622). Read more about Bangladeshis urged to invest in garment mill …