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Garment producers urged to take part in Source It Fair
Mathaba.Net, UK

Ha Noi (VNA) – The Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) is calling on garment and textile businesses nationwide to attend Source It Fair, saying that this is a good chance for them to advertise their products to international customers.

The fair, which will be held in Shanghai, China, from October 29 to November 1, will offer Vietnamese producers an opportunity to seek materials from China, the world’s leading garment exporter, and other countries with an advanced textile industry. Read more about Garment producers urged to take part in Source It Fair …

Faiza Mardzoeki: Life-changing experience at a garment factory
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Jakarta Post, Indonesia

Siti Faiza Hidayati Mardzoeki (Faiza Mardzoeki), 35, sat relaxed on a bench at a small cafe in Central Jakarta. Once in a while, she took a sip from her favorite drink — orange juice.

She had just attended a meeting with the crew after concluding the three-day performance of Nyai Ontosoroh, for which she was the scriptwriter.

“I’m very excited because the play received a positive response from the public. People were very enthusiastic,” Faiza told The Jakarta Post. Read more about Faiza Mardzoeki: Life-changing experience at a garment factory …

Workers stage rally after closure of factory
Bangkok Post, Thailand

More than 200 workers of the Inter Buda garment factory in Pathum Thani yesterday staged a rally in front of the plant after the employer shut down the factory without prior notice.

Anant Ngern-tapaeng, who led the protest, said workers were told that no more export orders would come in for some time. ”However, we did not know before that the factory had financial problems,” he said. Read more about Workers stage rally after closure of factory …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
Innovation sees no limit and Indian consumers can expect something big coming up in the textile industry like fabrics and textiles woven from fine quality banana fibre.
Read more about Banana fibre – the next new sensation in textile industry …

Addis Fortune, Ethiopia
For Nazareth Garment Factory, located in Adama town 100Km east of Addis Abeba, the just ended Ethiopian fiscal year [2014/08] has been a period of recovery and optimism. The factory managed to export 4,000 pieces of uniforms to the U.S. based company, Fair Glory, thus generating a monthly revenue of 100,000 dollars.
Read more about Textile Turnaround Spins in $9.7m from Exports …

Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription), Bangladesh
Dhaka, Aug 23 (bdnews24.com) – Garment workers vandalised machinery and reportedly attacked factory officials in Gazipur Thursday, after employers handed notices to two fellow workers, forcing the factory to shut its doors.
Read more about Gazipur, Savar garment factories vandalised …

Business Standard, India
Taipei, Aug. 25, 2014 (CENS)–To promote Taiwan`s textile industry, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has integrated the resources of its three subsidiaries-Industrial Technology Department, Industrial
Read more about Taiwan Textile Sector to Kick off Mega Production Projects …

Business Standard, India
Domestic textile producers have expressed reservations at the government’s probable move to raise the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton by 40 per cent. They opined that the move would be undesirable, given the historically high prices of cotton now, and would further push up the costs.
Read more about Textile companies against 40% hike in cotton MSP …

Minimum wage for garment sector by 1st week of Oct
By BSS, Dhaka
Thu, 24 Aug 2014, 10:44:00
The New Nation, Bangladesh

The long awaiting national minimum wage structure as well as the minimum wage for the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector are expected to be declared by the first week of October.

Labour and Employment secretary Syed Shujauddin Ahmed on Thursday said this while speaking at a roundtable on ‘National Minimum Wage: Poverty Reduction and Social Justices for Workers’ here Read more about Minimum wage for garment sector by 1st week of Oct …

Firms agree to higher Bangladesh garment prices
NDTV.com, India
August 23, 2014

DHAKA (Reuters) – Most large foreign companies have agreed to higher prices for ready-made garments imported from Bangladesh in a bid to help the industry pay better wages to its restive workforce, business officials said on Wednesday.

Factory owners agreed in June to raise salaries to 1,300 taka ($18.60) within three months after angry workers forced dozens of factories to shut for weeks, they said. Garment workers earn a minimum monthly wage of 950 taka – a third of a farm labourer. Read more about Firms agree to higher Bangladesh garment prices …