Category: General

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 …

50 hurt, 20 garment factories vandalised in Bangladesh
Hindustan Times, Ind

Workers agitating for a higher Eid bonus have vandalised 20 garment factories on the outskirts of this Bangladesh capital, yet another round of violence in an industry that fetches the highest export earnings

Over 50 people, mainly workers, but also a few policemen, were hurt in clashes at the Tejgaon Industrial Area, media reports said.

Several workers said the owner had “forced them to work under inhuman conditions”. Read more about 50 hurt, 20 garment factories vandalised in Bangladesh …

Business Standard, India
Kanpur-based diversified textile company, Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Ltd, has forayed into high-end organic textile segment.
The company launched its new brand ‘Weaves’ that offers wide range of home furnishing products such as Vitamin E (skin care) bed sheets, water repellent bed sheets for new mothers, mosquito, bacteria repellent and stain free bed sheets for health conscious families.
Read more about Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn enters high-end organic textile segment …

Radio New Zealand International, New Zealand

“The major garment manufacturer in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, United International Corporation, officially ceased its operations yesterday. (Mon NZT)”
Read more about CNMI’s largest garment manufacturer closes factory doors …

Yahoo, Thailand
IN JAN-JULY

JAKARTA, Sept 22 Asia Pulse – Indonesia’s exports of textiles and textile products grew 6.16 per cent to US$6.06 billion in the first seven months of this year from the same period last year
Read more about Indonesia's Textile Exports up 6.16% …

BATEXPO-2014 opens: Ensure working atmosphere in garment factories: PM
The New Nation, Bangladesh

Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia urged the owners of garment industries and concerned authorities to ensure appropriate working environment, factory condition, and workers health and safety and their wages and welfare.

She also called for properly fulfilling the conditions of compliance, which is presently very important. Read more about BATEXPO-2014 opens: Ensure working atmosphere in garment factories: PM …

Nigeria: Let the Textiles Roll Again
AllAfrica.com, Washingto
Lagos

If the Federal Government is really serious about its programme of massive job creation, the textile Industry revival is one key area it ought to focus its attention. A one time biggest employer of labour has remained largely comatose due to adverse macro economic policies of the past successive administrations.

The industry’s unfortunate descent into its present despicable state actually originated from the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) era of the 1980s when local manufacturers suddenly became defenceless against the influx of goods arising from unfavourable foreign exchange rate regime. Available statistics on the current situation is indeed worrisome. At 30 per cent, the capacity utilisation of textile factories is ridiculously low. And from 137,000 in 1996, direct employment in the industry has reduced drastically to 25,000. Redundancies and rampant plant closures across the country have also resulted in the loss of more than half a million jobs since then. Read more about Nigeria: Let the Textiles Roll Again …

Garment workers’ wage
The New Nation, Bangladesh
Wed, 20 Sep 2014, 10:19:00

THE export-oriented readymade garment (RMG) sector which is the principal source of foreign exchange earnings of the county, is now under a threat from simmering discontent of its workforce. A tripartite commission was set up by the Government with the aim of fixing the minimum wage for the workers and reviewing and revising upwards their other wages and benefits. Read more about Garment workers' wage …

China : Minimum standard wage for garment workers raised
September 19, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, India

From September 1, 2014, standard minimum wage in key garment production areas like Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai was raised.Guangdong firms have decided to hike the wages at varied degrees between 18 and 32 percent.

Government recognized the need for increased environmental protection and higher labor wage for continuous economic development. Read more about China : Minimum standard wage for garment workers raised …

Garment pact good beginning for India-Bangladesh’
Economic Times, India

DHAKA: The India-Bangladesh memorandum of understanding (MoU) on garment exports is a very good beginning in business relations between the two countries and offers a big opportunity in bilateral trade, a Dhaka daily has said.

“We have been assured that many more items will be allowed into India’s market duty-free from 2014,” The Daily Star said. Read more about Garment pact good beginning for India-Bangladesh’ …