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Workers protest naked at Govt House
Bangkok Post, Thailand

Dissatisfied with the Thai government’s failure to help them receive severance pay after their garment factory closed without advance notice, 10 laid-off women workers on Tuesday stripped naked in front of Government House where Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont was meeting with the Cabinet.

About 300 labour union members workers of the Inter Moda garment factory in the Rangsit area of north suburban Bangkok have been protesting at Government House since Monday, demanding that the government step in and help them get severance pay following the closure of their company on August 26 without informing the workers. Read more about Workers protest naked at Govt House …

Int’l textile-garment groups invest in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Textile and Garment Association (Vitas) revealed that many foreign textile-garment groups have come to Vietnam to build their factories.

Recently Malaysia’s Pamatex Berhad Group has been licenced to invest in a textile-garment project worth over US$100 million in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in central Quang Nam province. Read more about Int’l textile-garment groups invest in Vietnam …

Contest winners combine innovation, practicality China Post, Taiwan Winners of a creativity contest held by the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) were announced yesterday and recognized for their ability to combine innovation and practicality in their products. The contest saw 56 entries submitted by students from four universities — National Taipei University of Technology, Transworld […]

Forbes, NY
Associated Press
Shares of G-III Apparel Group Ltd. climbed Wednesday, after the sportswear and outerwear maker reported better-than-expected second-quarter results and analysts said the company is poised for additional growth
Read more about G-III Apparel Group shares rise on 2Q results …

Ethiopia: Ambassador Garment And Trade Opens Three-Star Hotel
AllAfrica.com, Washington
The Reporter (Addis Ababa)
9 September 2014
Posted to the web 10 September 2014

Hayal Alemayehu
Addis Ababa

The Bole Ambassador Hotel, a three-star resort built by Ambassador Garment and Trade Plc, opened its services to the public on Thursday.

Housed in a twin five-storey building, the hotel sports 52 suites equipped with “modern” facilities and services including internet access, Seid Mohammed, proprietor of the resort and the company, told The Reporter.

Located in front of London Cafe, near Bole International Airport, the hotel involved an investment outlay of over 26 million birr, according to Seid. Read more about Ethiopia: Ambassador Garment And Trade Opens Three-Star Hotel …

Fibre2fashion.com, India

The Union Petroleum Ministry is considering a proposal submitted by State owned oil marketing companies to introduce Dual Pricing for Diesel and by this move higher prices will be charged for Diesel used for Industrial purposes.
Read more about Avoid dual pricing for diesel', urge garment exporters …

At Your Service: Clothes, like cars, depreciate over time
By ANGELA CURRY
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star, MO

At Your Service: I left one of my husband’s suits at U.S. Cleaners in Lee’s Summit May 5. A couple of weeks later, my husband went in to pick it up, but the cleaners couldn’t find it. They promised to call when they found it but never did. My husband and I made multiple calls and visits to the cleaners.

On June 20, l filled out a claim. Two days later, for the first time, someone from U.S. Cleaners called and offered us $70 in cash or $100 in dry cleaning as compensation for the suit. I told the lady I spoke to that was unacceptable and showed her my $181 receipt that we had paid for the suit. Read more about At Your Service: Clothes, like cars, depreciate over time …

Garment producers told to understand their market
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Jakarta Post, Indonesia

To improve the country’s competitiveness in the global garment industry, a panel of experts has called for Indonesian producers to improve their understanding of the market’s needs.

The experts were speaking Friday during the launch of the Indonesian Apparel Industry Networking Event, which is part of the 2014 Indonesian Textile and Apparel Fair here.

The one-day event, sponsored by the USAID-funded Indonesian competitiveness initiative (SENADA), together with the Indonesian Textile Association (API) and the International Garment Training Center (IGTC), is an effort to improve ties between producers and buyers. Read more about Garment producers told to understand their market …

Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
Written by Ngoun Sovan and Hor Hab

As increased competition and a shortage of workers continue to affect garment exports, some see diversity of trade as key to economic
growth
Read more about New exports vital to aid sluggish garment sector …

Dharmapuri has potential to emerge as a garment hub
Hindu, India
S. Prasad & M. Gunasekaran

DHARMAPURI/TIRUPUR: Dharmapuri is slowly emerging as a garment hub. Now more than 22 stitching units are functioning around Dharmapuri, employing nearly 500 women.

Reeling under severe shortage of skilled labourers, garment manufacturers from Tirupur and Salem are now supplying fabric through agents to these stitching units.

Proximity to textile hubs of Salem, Erode, Tirupur and Coimbatore on the one side and Bangalore on the other, located on National Highway 7 and well connected by road and rail networks to Chennai port and Bangalore airport are the advantages of the district. Read more about Dharmapuri has potential to emerge as a garment hub …