Category: General

A tiny woman who was larger than life
NorthJersey.com, NJ

A Paterson native, a former reporter and a legendary Washington lobbyist, Evelyn “Evy” Dubrow left her mark on the nation’s labor movement. She was a forceful advocate for the textile industry for more than a half-century, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton in 1999.
Clinton said she was “a tiny woman larger than life.” On Tuesday, she died of a heart attack at age 95. Read more about A tiny woman who was larger than life …

Garment companies struggle to overcome US import watchdogs
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quoc An, president of Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association, discusses US anti-dumping measures on Vietnamese garment exports with Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times).

How is the association dealing with the reduction of orders from the US due to the US Department of Commerce’s supervision mechanism on Vietnam’s garments?

The association is currently carrying out several courses of action to prevent order cancellations by US businesses. Read more about Garment companies struggle to overcome US import watchdogs …

L’express.mu, Mauritius
Certain proposals in the recent budget can have a devastating impact on certain sections of Mauritian industry and society. However, I wish to reiterate my belief and confidence in your able leadership and reaffirm that normally, your decisions are for the betterment of Mauritian economy in general.
Read more about The consequences of reducing import duty on garments from Rs 50 to Rs 30 per unit …

www.solopos.net

Solo (Espos)   Sedikitnya 90% dari sekitar 6.000 motif batik di Kota Bengawan belum dilengkapi keterangan Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HKI) sebagai aset daerah.
Read more about 90% Motif batik Solo belum terdaftar HKI …

Garment factory’s shutdown causes couple’s ‘separation’
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia

The shutdown of a garment factory in 2005 has caused a local employee to be “separated” from his wife and child due to his failure to pay utility billings. And for two years now without electricity and water supply, he is surviving alone in his wooden house in Afetnas using candles and rainwater.

Joaquin Sablan Palacios, 49, and his wife Catalina, 30, used to live a comfortable life with their son while they were both working at Neo Fashion.

With the factory’s closure in July 2005, it took Palacios one year to find another job at a supermarket. Catalina couldn’t get another job since then.

After four months with no job, the couple couldn’t afford to pay their power and water bills. As a result, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. cut their electricity and water supply Read more about Garment factory's shutdown causes couple's 'separation' …

State Gazette, TN
Special to the State Gazette
A Lake County farmer will be part of a National Cotton Council leadership team scheduled to visit China this week to see its cotton industry development and continue building a relationship with U.S. raw cotton’s No. 1 customer.
Read more about Local farmer part of cotton trade delegation to China …

Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey
Although Turkey has achieved great success in textile exports, especially during the last decades, there are many troubles the sector needs to overcome, says Hikmet Tanrıverdi, who has been an effective player of the sector for the past 33 years
Read more about Creating brands only way for textile …

Tripartite deal: Garment owners to issue appointment letters to workers
By UNB, Dhaka
The New Nation, Bangladesh

The issuance of appointment letters and identity cards by the owners of garment factories, a long-felt demand of thousands of workers, will begin on July 1.
A tripartite 16-point deal to this effect was signed today
(Wednesday) by the representatives of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and 16 garment workers’ organisations.

BGMEA second vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy presided over the signing ceremony held at the BGMEA conference room in the afternoon, with acting president of FBCCI Mohammad Ali present as chief guest. Read more about Tripartite deal: Garment owners to issue appointment letters to workers …

AFX News Limited
European, US buyers urge quick solution to Bangladesh garmen
Forbes

DHAKA (XFN-ASIA) – European and US retailers have written to the Bangladesh government urging it to find a speedy solution to unrest in the garment sector following violent riots by workers, the English-language New Age reported.

Rioting workers demanding higher wages last month torched 16 factories and ransacked hundreds of others. At least two people were killed and scores injured after security officers shot at workers. Read more about AFX News Limited :European, US buyers urge quick solution to Bangladesh garmen …

Bangladesh labour unrest worries foreign garment buyers
DailyIndia.com, NY

Dhaka, June 21 (IANS) Foreign garment buyers, particularly those from the European Union, have expressed serious concern about continuing labour unrest in Bangladesh’s textile and readymade garment industry.

Major foreign buyers have warned Bangladesh of the adverse consequences of the recent spate of violent protests in its vital apparel sector because of non-compliance of labour standards, disruption of production and delayed shipment. Read more about Bangladesh labour unrest worries foreign garment buyers …