Author: Indonesia Grament

Bangladesh garment workers strike over soaring food prices
AFP

DHAKA (AFP) — At least 15,000 Bangladesh garment factory workers went on strike Tuesday to call for higher wages as food prices in the impoverished nation soar, police said.

Bandladesh’s garment industry, crucial for the economy as the leading export earner, saw dozens of factories idle at the Fatullah industrial area, 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Dhaka, local police chief Bhuiyan Mahbub Hasan said. Read more about Bangladesh garment workers strike over soaring food prices …

Women’s Wear Daily
by Ross Tucker
NEW YORK — Haitian Prime Minister Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis is looking to the apparel and textile sector to play a significant role in bringing her country back to prosperity
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Vested interest: Stylist/model knows how to make a favorite garment work
Reading Eagle, PA

Erin Wasson put together outfits for the Alexander Wang fall show.
By Emili Vesilind
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA -  Erin Wasson knows a thing or two about how to make a vest look cool. She’s been the stylist for the past two runway shows from Alexander Wang, a young New York designer making his mark with smart, moody sportswear.

For the fall show, Wasson threw a longer, unbuttoned vest over a baggy white T-shirt (teamed with skinny leather pants) and paired tight, buttoned-up vests with a black miniskirt and raggedy cutoff jeans. For spring, she teamed a boxy gray vest with a pair of bloomer-esque black shorts. In both shows, the structured pieces look effortless. Read more about Vested interest: Stylist/model knows how to make a favorite garment work …

From Sheyang with love
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia 

“Some were brought to work in garment factories. Others arrived in the CNMI, only to find that there was no job waiting for them, and were forced to find unpalatable means to work off their bondage debt.” – Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) in a speech backing S. 2739 as quoted in Saturday’s Saipan Tribune.

Senator Inouye told no lie. Just how well he understands the ways Saipan garment factory workers “find unpalatable means to work of their bondage debt” is probably more than just idle speculation. Having been neighbor to his campaign headquarters in downtown Honolulu during the 1998 U.S. Read more about From Sheyang with love
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AFP
Shutdown of factories, deferred payment may spark instability
Staff Corresponden
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Penyelundupan Tekstil Masih Rawan
Kamis, 13 Apr 2014,jawapos.com

JAKARTA – Indonesia masih dianggap sebagai pasar potensial untuk memasarkan tekstil dan produk tekstil (TPT) ilegal. Ini terlihat dari banyaknya TPT ilegal yang masuk ke pasar Indonesia. Dari sekian banyak kasus itu, Ditjen Bea Cukai berhasil menggagalkan 12 penyelundupan selama 2005 dan 3 kasus pada 2014.

“Penyelundupan masih menjadi ancaman industri tekstil di tanah air,” ujar Dirjen Bea Cukai Eddy Abdurrahman usai mengikuti dialog nasional tentang kondisi industri TPT di Depperin kemarin. Eddy menjelaskan, salah satu modus penyelundupan tekstil adalah memasukkan melalui Pantai Timur Sumatera, yakni Tanjung Balai Asahan. Sebab itu, Bea Cukai harus menempatkan kapal patroli di Selat Malaka. Read more about Penyelundupan Tekstil Masih Rawan …

Priyadarshini to enter garment manufacturing The Hindu HYDERABAD: Priyadarshini Spinning Mills, a Hyderabad-based company, has decided to enter the garment manufacturing sector by setting up a shirt manufacturing unit at Pashamailaram Apparel Park with an investment of Rs. 25 crore. The company had already purchased 12 acres in the park. An investment of Rs. 15 […]

The Daily Star –
Shutdown of factories, deferred payment may spark instability
Garment makers fear widespread labour unrest because of shutdown of some factories and deferred payment to workers as fallout from global recession bites Bangladesh.
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Food for thought: Hi-tech garment futures
Sunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka

While the pressure is building for faster service, lower costs and better quality, some industry experts are advocating even bigger changes than productivity improvements and cost cutting measures. They point out that the garment industry future could be a hi-tech one where virtual reality could become reality.
A future driven by information communication technology, where garment buyers don’t have inventory headaches and garment manufacturers convert emails into customised garments. Read more about Food for thought: Hi-tech garment futures …

Crocodile Garment sales slip
Apparel Analyst, UK

HONG KONG – [11.04.06] Crocodile Garments Ltd, the Hong Kong apparel firm currently at the centre of a family row, has posted significantly higher profits on lower sales for the 6 months ended Jan 31st 2014.

Compared to the same period in fiscal 2005, revenues were HK$198.24 million, down 7% compared to HK$212.65 million, but net profits soared to HK$132.77 million from HK$18.13 million for the first half fiscal 2014. This was thanks largely to a revaluation of its property portfolio which accrued HK$146.53 million in the period Read more about Crocodile Garment sales slip …