Author: Indonesia Grament

NCR Conversation Cafe, MO
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.

The late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago used the Biblical image of a “seamless garment” to refer to what he described as a “consistent ethic of life” – beginning with abortion, the family, and other traditional “life issues,” and extending into peace and economic justice. The idea was to unify the church’s “pro-life” and “social justice” constituencies.
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HOPE Act would help Haiti’s garment industry
MiamiHerald.com, FL
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES
jcharles@MiamiHerald.com

PORT-AU-PRINCE —
This time last year, Haiti’s labor-intensive garment industry was at death’s door, and Andrew Ansaldi III was a man facing an uncertain future as 16 factories closed in two years and the unemployment rolls grew by another 5,000.
”I wasn’t very hopeful about the future,” said Ansaldi, 44, recalling the struggle to keep his own doors open amid Haiti’s shaky political climate and brazen armed gangs who wreaked havoc in the capital’s streets. “It was a war zone.”

Now, Haiti’s security situation has vastly improved, the rat-a-tat-tat of machine guns has been replaced with the automatic sounds of sewing machines, and Ansaldi has added 300 workers to his employment rolls as Haiti’s once-dying garment sector undergoes a slight rebirth. Read more about HOPE Act would help Haiti's garment industry …

Spring- Summer 2014 Fashion Week
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1500 designs from 46 designers nationwide are blossoming at the Spring – Summer 2014 Fashion Week in Hanoi, which is considered the launch pad for Vietnamese new trends.

The Week was opened yesterday by the Vietnam Textile Corporation Vinatex at the International Convention Centre. Six leading garment companies will participate in the Week, including the Viet Tien Textile Corporation, Phuong Dong Textile and Garment Company, Garment Company No. 10, Nha Be Textile Joint Stock Company, Hanoi Textile Corporation Hanosimex, and Viet Thang Garment Joint Stock Company. Read more about Spring- Summer 2014 Fashion Week …

Garment workers who got checks likely to get more
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia
By Ferdie de la Torre
Reporter

Garment workers who already got their share of the settlement money from the CNMI garment industry will likely receive more from the $2.1 million that remain undistributed.

Garment Oversight Board chair Timothy H. Bellas told Saipan Tribune that under GOB’s plan-subject to the district court’s approval-they will pay about 600 additional garment workers who claim they did not get any checks.

Under the plan, Bellas said, these 600 additional people will be paid out of the $2.15 million that the plaintiffs’ counsel transferred to GOB pursuant to a court order. Read more about Garment workers who got checks likely to get more …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
Excerpts from the Chairman’s speech:

These have been testing times for the global apparel industry as well as our company. The world economy faces a slowdown. Our main customer base in the US is confronting a financial crisis and it is apparent this trend might continue at least in the next 6 – 12 months.
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Alibaba News Channel, NEW YORK
Editor: Zhou Luying

American Apparel Inc announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2014 and for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.
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Alibaba News Channel, NEW YORK
Editor: Zhou Luying

Arkema developed the minicoat process in the 70’s and designed a special range of Rilsan Minicoat powders for this highly efficient powder coating process.
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Bangladesh garment industry fear slow down due to unrest
DailyIndia.com, FL

Dhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) Beset with prolonged political unrest that has disrupted their business, Bangladesh’s garment and knitwear exporters fear long-term adverse impact from increased competition from China, Pakistan and Vietnam.

Worse, the foreign buyers are ‘not sympathetic’ to their woes that are ‘man-made’ and not in the same category as a natural disaster like floods or cyclone that hits Bangladesh from time to time Read more about Bangladesh garment industry fear slow down due to unrest …

Alok plans to convert NTC mills to garment units
Reuters India, India

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Textile firm Alok Industries Ltd plans to convert two struggling state-run spinning mills into garment units as part of a plan to revive them.

The company, which on Wednesday said it has formed two JVs with National Textile Corp to revive a mill each in Mumbai and Aurangabad, hopes to set up garment units with a capacity of 500 machines, an Alok official who declined to be named said. Read more about Alok plans to convert NTC mills to garment units …

VIETNAM: CP Ltd. organises fabric & garment accessories expo in Hanoi
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

HANOI: The CP Exhibition / China Promotion Ltd. are organising the Vietnam Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo 2014 here from April 17 to 19 in 2014, press release stated.The release clarified that the event is related to garment machinery & parts; CAD/CAM Systems Cutting and Laying Embroidery; fusing and pressing Home; furnishing hosiery upholstery; knitwear; synthetics cotton; silk; wool interlinings; linings jute; ramie; leather; pvc man-made fiber; micro-fiber non-woven; nylon; polyester accessories & supplies; buttons & buckles; fasteners & zippers labeling system; padding needle & thread; dyes & chemicals quality control costing & management fashion accessories. Read more about VIETNAM: CP Ltd. organises fabric & garment accessories expo in Hanoi …