Category: General

Forbes, NY
BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) – China on Wednesday increased export tax rebates for textile and garment makers to 15 percent from 14 percent, its latest measure to support the beleaguered industries.
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China Daily, China

China will increase the tax rebate rate for textile and garment exports from 14 percent to 15 percent, an executive meeting of the State Council announced Wednesday.
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Vietnam : Hansoll Vina garment factory labourers on strike
February 3, 2014
Fibre2fashion.com, India

At Hansoll Vina garment factory located in southern Vietnam’s Binh Duong province, nearly 4,500 labourers have gone on strike. They are demanding better working conditions and increase in wages.

Workers get an average salary of VND8,70,000 (US $54) per month at the unit, which is slightly above the minimum monthly wage of VND7,90,000 ($49) Read more about Vietnam : Hansoll Vina garment factory labourers on strike …

Bangladeshi garment worker murdered by bosses – and other developments
libcom.org, UK

Last Wednesday (30th Jan) two workers in World Dresses Ltd, Mirapur, Dhaka, were attacked and beaten by management staff at the end of an evening shift. Khokon and Malek were apparently almost the last of the workforce on the premises at 8pm, as they were washing themselves before leaving. Five officials appeared and accused them of loitering with intent to rob the company. They then beat the workers severely: Read more about Bangladeshi garment worker murdered by bosses – and other developments …

Fire breaks out in garment factory in Delhi, five killed
Times of India, India

NEW DELHI: Five members of a family, including two children, were killed when a fire broke out at a garment godown at the ground floor of a house here this morning.

The blaze started at around 5.50 am at the godown in Kabir Nagar area of Shahdara in East Delhi, fire brigade officials said adding, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Read more about Fire breaks out in garment factory in Delhi, five killed …

Economic Times, India
BANGALORE/MUMBAI: The going is not just bad for textile exporters of Tirupur, it’s the worst ever. And official policies have come back to haunt
them.
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The Women’s International Perspective, CA
by Mridu Khullar
– India / USA –
For five years, Jitender Kumar was unable to find employment. He gave interviews every week, was rejected constantly, and sank into depression as sources of income dwindled and he became increasingly dependent on his parents for financial support.
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Japanese team visits garment unit in MEPZ
Hindu, India

TAMBARAM : A delegation from the Textiles Council of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan, visited a private garment unit in the Madras Export Processing Zone-Special Economic Zone in Tambaram on Wednesday to explore the possibility of making India its base for manufacturing garments.

The private garment unit, Indo-Japan Apparels, is a joint venture of Devi Exports Corporation, India, Mitsui and Company, Tokyo, and Mitsui Asia Investment, Singapore. Tomio Morishita, chairman of the Council who led the 14-member delegation, said that as the production cost was high in Japan, many goods for domestic consumption were manufactured in China and other countries. Read more about Japanese team visits garment unit in MEPZ …

By Marge C. Enriquez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
FELICIDAD Nadres evolved from a market vendor and a salesgirl at the now defunct Aguinaldo’s department store into an entrepreneur of EN Barong, which retails barongs exclusively at SM Kultura. and recently a publisher of the definitive book “Garment of Honor, Garment of Identity.”
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Fourth quarter Cambodian garment exports plummet 46 percent: official
AFP

PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodian garment exports plummeted 46 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, capping off a dismal year in one of the impoverished country’s key sectors, industry officials say, warning of future factory closures and job cuts.
An economic downturn in the United States, which buys 70 percent of all Cambodian textiles, and continuing domestic labour disputes contributed to the plunge, said Van Sou Ieng, chairman of the Garment Manufacturers’ Association of Cambodia (GMAC). Read more about Fourth quarter Cambodian garment exports plummet 46 percent: official …