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28 SEP

Garment workers block city road for 8 hours

Garment workers block city road for 8 hours
Staff Correspondent/The Daily Star, Bangladesh 

Several thousand of agitating workers from two garment factories barricaded Rokeya Sarani yesterday for eight and a half hours resulting in a traffic gridlock in the capital.

Workers of Perfect Sweaters Ltd and TS Sweaters Ltd blockaded both sides of Rokeya Sarani stretching from Agargaon to Mirpur 10 and brought all vehicular movement to a standstill from 8:00am to 4:30pm.

A huge number of police were deployed on the scene to avoid any untoward incident. Read more about Garment workers block city road for 8 hours …

28 SEP

Cambodian garment exports jump

Cambodian garment exports jump
Afp, Phnom Penh
The Daily Star, Bangladesh

Cambodian garment exports rose 14.3 percent in the first half of 2014, compared to the same period last year, a senior commerce ministry official said Thursday.

Exports in July totaled nearly 1.7 billion dollars, said the official, who did not want to be named, adding that the sector will remain the driving force behind impoverished Cambodia’s economy despite jitters over greater regional competition. Read more about Cambodian garment exports jump …

27 SEP

Cambodia's garment export increases 12 pct in first half of 2014

Cambodia’s garment export increases 12 pct in first half of 2014
People’s Daily Online, China

The total export of Cambodia’s garment products increased by 12 percent in the first half of this year, senior officials said on Wednesday.

The export is up 12 percent in the first six month of this year compared with the same period last year because it had good labor standard and the international buyers continued to buy garment products from Cambodia, Cham Prasidh, minister of Commerce, told the Cambodia Buyers Forum Wednesday. Read more about Cambodia's garment export increases 12 pct in first half of 2014 …

27 SEP

Potensi Desa Kertonatan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo ,Konveksi batik Kertonatan merambah pasar Malaysia

Potensi Desa Kertonatan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo
Konveksi batik Kertonatan merambah pasar Malaysia
www.solopos.net

Desa Kertonatan merupakan satu dari 10 desa di Kecamatan Kartasura, Sukoharjo, yang kini tengah giat membangun. Hal tersebut terlihat dari pembangunan dalam skala besar di desa tersebut. Bahkan berdasarkan data kewilayahan Pemerintah Desa (Pemdes) setempat, setiap satu tahun, minimal 1 hektare lahan pertanian beralih fungsi menjadi bangunan. Read more about Potensi Desa Kertonatan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo ,Konveksi batik Kertonatan merambah pasar Malaysia …

26 SEP

Garment workers strike on Oct 16

Garment workers strike on Oct 16
The New Nation, Bangladesh

Workers of the ready-made garment sector will observe strike all over the country on October 16 demanding their minimum wage of Tk 3,000, execution of Labour Act along with other accords and payment of all arrears, including festival bonus before the upcoming Eid.

National Alliance for Protection of Garment Workers and Industries, a combine of some 16 labour groups announced the programme at a roundtable on ‘Labour Act in Garment Industry: Proposal of Minimum Wage and Implementation’ at Shaheed Asad Auditorium in the city yesterday. Read more about Garment workers strike on Oct 16 …

26 SEP

Mainetti India sets up Rs 35 cr facility in Chennai

Mainetti India sets up Rs 35 cr facility in Chennai
Economic Times, India

NEW DELHI: Mainetti India, manufacturer of lifestyle garment hangers, on Tuesday said it has set up a manufacturing unit in Sriperumbudur at an investment of Rs 35 crore.

The facility would house a distribution centre as well as a hanger library, displaying the product ranges Mainetti manufactures worldwide, the company said in a release.

“Investments on setting up the facility are with a view to cater to the global market and strengthen our presence in the domestic market,” Mainetti India Vice-President (Marketing) Rajesh Menon said Read more about Mainetti India sets up Rs 35 cr facility in Chennai …

25 SEP

Solve crisis, save RMG sector

Solve crisis, save RMG sector
Speakers urge at The Daily Star-Junior Chamber roundtable
Staff Correspondent
The Daily Star, Bangladesh

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called upon all stakeholders to immediately solve the prevailing crisis regarding minimum wage structure in the readymade garment (RMG) sector and look into other hidden causes that are responsible for the stalemate.
The minimum wage is one of the causes of violence in the sector but many other issues –workers right, overtime, regular increment, bonus, incentives and other facilities — need to be resolved for bringing back normalcy in the thriving garment sector, they said. Read more about Solve crisis, save RMG sector …

25 SEP

Dhaka's Garment Industry Is A Ticking Time Bomb

Dhaka’s Garment Industry Is A Ticking Time Bomb
AHN

Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Saturday’s massive protest rallies by garment workers in Bangladesh’s capital city was a time bomb that had been ticking for years. The violence-marred protest was organized by workers demanding better pay and improved working conditions. Despite a state ban on public demonstrations, more than 10,000 garment workers protested on Dhaka’s streets. The police, together with members from Bangladesh’s army, dispersed the rallies.

The Bangladeshi economy is dependent on its garment industry, which accounts for 75 percent of the nation’s exports. Majority of the industry’s workers are women. Read more about Dhaka's Garment Industry Is A Ticking Time Bomb …