Author: Indonesia Grament

Textile industry workers lose jobs as rupee hits hard
Times of India, India

BANGALORE: This Dusshera, garment factory workers in Tirupur are getting a generous fortnight off. All these years, factory owners frowned upon any leave more than the standard two-three days. But there’s not much reason to celebrate this Diwali. The leave is an indication of the slump in demand at the garment factories that drive the economy of this town.

With the appreciation of the rupee showing no signs of slowing down, the textile industry has been badly hit. “This is the first time that something like this is happening,” says R Sivaram, executive director of Tirupur-based Royal Classic Mills. Read more about Textile industry workers lose jobs as rupee hits hard …

Brain tumour killed worker, says garment export firm
Web posted at: 10/17/2014 0:41:16
Source ::: AFP
Peninsula On-line, Qatar

BANGALORE • An Indian woman whose death while working for a supplier for clothing giant Gap sparked the retailer’s concern and union anger died of a brain tumour, her employer said yesterday.

Samir Goenka, owner of Bangalore-based Texport Overseas, said he had just received the report on an autopsy conducted on Padmavathi, 39, which determined she suffered a “natural death due to brain tuberculoma.” Read more about Brain tumour killed worker, says garment export firm …

Wool garment competition held in Somerset
Daily American

By JACKIE COUGHENOUR
Daily American Correspondent
Tuesday, October 17, 2014 12:52 AM EDT

Pennsylvania’s version of the Make It Yourself With Wool contest was held Saturday at The Factory Shops at Georgian Place in Somerset.

The state event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheep & Wool Growers Association, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, American Sheep Industry Women and American Sheep Industry Association. Read more about Wool garment competition held in Somerset …

Hindu, India –
M. Soundariya Preetha

COIMBATORE: With the new cotton season (2014-2014) setting in, cotton prices have declined mainly owing to low demand from textile mills.
Read more about Low demand pulls down cotton prices …

High Plains Journal, KS
Cotton Belt Congressional members joined their colleagues and the U.S. cotton and textile industry in a call to broaden a key textile import monitoring program.
Read more about Congressional members, U.S. textile industry seek greater monitoring of Chinese imports …

Garment sector assured of relaxation in cost of business
The News – International, Pakistan
By Imran Ayub

KARACHI: Country’s garment manufacturers and exporters won government’s assurance on Monday of relaxing cost of doing business in Pakistan with major incentives in power tariff for the export-oriented industry in the proposed National Textile Strategy.

A meeting between garment manufacturers and exporters and officials ended with several proposals from the stakeholders particularly addressed to production cost and market access of Pakistani product mainly to the European markets. Read more about Garment sector assured of relaxation in cost of business …

thejakartapost.com
Hearing Sidoarjo, one immediately thinks of the mudflow disaster which has left thousands homeless, buried many villages and factories, destroyed the environment and has sunk the province’s reputation as a batik industrial center
Read more about To get past the mud disaster, Sidoarjo revives batik industry …

Livemint, India
Maitreyee Handique
New Delhi: From producing fabric for international fashion names such as JC Penney Co., C&A and Benetton Group SpA, a small textile firm based in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, has begun to turn out material that goes into the making of wound dressings, surgical masks and other hospital hygiene essentials.
Read more about Textile makers adopt technology route in quest for new markets …

Modern leather garment city under study
The News – International, Pakistan

KARACHI: The government is considering establishing a modern Leather Garment City in Karachi in order to boost the country’s exports.

Chairman Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Tariq Ikram stated this while talking to newsmen at a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Leather Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMEA) to mark the completion of leather garment workforce training project with the assistance of Korean technicians. Read more about Modern leather garment city under study …

University of Delaware, DE
5:07 p.m., Oct. 14, 2014—-The ninth International Conference on Textile Composites (TEXCOMP9) is being held at UD’s Clayton Hall Conference Center from Oct. 13-15. Hosted by the Center for Composite Materials (CCM), the conference includes industry booths, poster sessions and research presentations. CCM Associate Director Suresh Advani and Director Jack Gillespie are co-chairing the meeting
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