Fibre2fashion.com, India
Recently, National Wages Council approved pay hike for nine industries, including garment, printing, building, hotel and catering, security, road transport, saw milling, and wholesale and retail that would come into effect from January 1, 2014.
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Textile cos top distressed list for corporate debt recast
Sify, India –
K. Ram Kumar
Mumbai: The intensive care unit for the distressed constituents of India Inc – the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Cell – is witnessing an increased inflow of cases seeking debt restructuring.
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Siyaram to set up high-tech garment unit in Daman
Siyaram to set up high-tech garment unit in Daman
MELVYN THOMAS
Economic Times, India
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014 03:05:52 AM]
SURAT: Siyaram Silk Mills is coming up with a Rs 20-crore high-tech garment unit for its new ready-to-wear (RTW) sub-brand called Siyaram’s MSD (Monday to Sunday Dressing) at Union Territory of Daman.
The company, a part of the Rs 1,000-crore Siyaram Poddar group, is likely to commence manufacturing from January-2014 at Daman. The high-tech unit is equipped with modern machinery coupled and has a battery of designers as well as a state-of-the-art research and development centre for designing readymade garments and accessories for men. Read more about Siyaram to set up high-tech garment unit in Daman …
Garment exporters aim high
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – The textile and garment industry has been targeted to gain an export turnover of US$12 billion by 2014 under a new strategy approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The strategy on the garment and textile industry has development to 2015 and vision toward 2020 as its objective.
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Bangladesh : Garment workers deserve minimum salary of Tk1662
Bangladesh : Garment workers deserve minimum salary of Tk1662
December 13, 2014
Fibre2fashion.com, India
Garment Sramik Okiay Parishad is an alliance of eight garment labour organizations. Parishad leaders have blamed owners of apparel units for not following minimum salary norms declared by Wage Board on October 22, 2014 via gazette notification.
In order to get their demands accepted quickly, they formed a human chain in front of High Court with central leader Towhidur Rahman being the chairperson. Read more about Bangladesh : Garment workers deserve minimum salary of Tk1662 …
Hundreds seek justice in garment factory shut-down
Hundreds seek justice in garment factory shut-down
KPUA, HI
By Associated Press
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Island (AP) _ Planned closure of Saipan’s biggest garment manufacturing plant is stirring protests among workers losing their jobs.
Many were newly recruited from China to the economically troubled U-S commonwealth. Read more about Hundreds seek justice in garment factory shut-down …
Boost for local textile industry
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka –
Matale district group correspondent
The Provincial Textiles Industries Ministry will uplift the local textile industry in the Matale district.
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Not All Unions Cheery About Garment Center Rezoning
New York Observer, NY
by Eliot Brown on December 12, 2014
Earlier this week we wrote about a deal between a key group of unions, UNITE HERE, and the Bloomberg administration that would help clear the path for a major Garment Center rezoning, opening up millions of square feet for office space.
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Local garment accessory industry meets 80pc demand
Local garment accessory industry meets 80pc demand
Refayet Ullah Mirdha
The Daily Star, Bangladesh
Around 80 percent demand for accessories used in exportable garment and knit items are now locally met as more than 100 accessory manufacturing industries have so far sprang up in the country, according to industry insiders.
They said on expansion of readymade garments (RMG) and knitwear markets overseas since 1990, such accessory factories have been thriving with over 20 percent growth per annum. Read more about Local garment accessory industry meets 80pc demand …
Indian farmers to have own transgenic cotton by 2014
Business Standard, India
Shashikant Trivedi
Scientists also working on transgenic soya, potato.
Come 2012 and Indian farmers will have their own transgenic cotton. They will not have to depend on seed companies for transgenic cotton seed and can be the consumers of their own cotton crop.
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