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Garment workers lobbyist Dubrow dies Ottawa Recorder, Canada Staff and agencies 21 June, 2014 47 minutes ago WASHINGTON – Evelyn Dubrow, an advocate for labor rights and women‘s rights for more than half a century, died Tuesday night. She was 95. Dubrow started working on Capitol Hill in the mid-1950s. Over the course of nine […]

Vietnam to equitize top garment maker Vinatex
Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said in a directive on Thursday the group would hire a consultant to conduct its equitization process.

Hung also approved a plan to issue convertible bonds.

The directive did not give details of Vinatex’s bond issue, but company chairman Le Quoc An has said the group needs to raise at least VND10 trillion ($620 million) to expand. Read more about Vietnam to equitize top garment maker Vinatex …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
Batik, an art form that combines the illustrative skills of an artist with a wax-resist dyeing technique that is applied to natural fabric – cotton, silk, linen, and rayon, has created a niche for itself in the international market.
Read more about Buddhi Batik – a rising star in art galaxy …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
Source: www.textilefabric.com

Fall has fallen, and winter is on its way, yet another season seems to be prominent due to batik springing up everywhere! This ancient printing craft originated in Java, and has been practiced there for centuries.
Read more about Back to batik: fashions and furnishings revisit an age old tradition …

MALAYSIA: Garment retailer planning overseas expansion
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

KUALA LUMPUR: Garment retailer will be taking its operations overseas as it plans to acquire local retail companies that are already set in the foreign market.

The company is in talks with various parties. The company has a 600-member retail network and is expecting a double digit growth this year.

If the company concludes a merger or acquisition of a company then our growth will have no bounds, Chief executive officer Tho Tuck Woh said afer an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Wednesday. Read more about MALAYSIA: Garment retailer planning overseas expansion …

INDIA: SKNL plans Rs 10 cr garment unit
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

BANGALORE: A Rs 10 crore garment manufacturing facility in the city has been planned to be setup by S Kumars Nationwide Ltd (SKNL), source said here on June 19.

Sources also clarified that the unit will be exclusively for export and will be ready by the end of 2014-2014. Read more about INDIA: SKNL plans Rs 10 cr garment unit …

India : Panchkula caters low priced variety garment sourcing
June 20, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, India

Panchkula city has become a hot favorite for garment shoppers since 1996, due to a new trend among manufacturers who directly sell to consumers.

This new policy has given a fillip, especially to the textile industry, with more and more manufacturers selling directly to the end consumer.

Amartex Industries Ltd brought in this innovative marketing strategy, which still rules the market that has grown in to 32 outlets spread all over the Northern region. Read more about India : Panchkula caters low priced variety garment sourcing …

By Chen Yu
China Economic Net, China
Although Fujian has a long history of textile and apparel production and processing, the development of a textile and apparel industry in a modern sense is synchronic with the China’s reform and opening-up policies.
Read more about A cluster effect seen in Fujian's textile & apparel sector …

Best garment-apparel enterprises to be honoured
Nhan Dan, Vietnam

Top ten garments and apparel enterprises will be honoured this year for their comprehensive achievements under a selection programme hosted by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) and the Saigon Economic Times.

This is the third year “The most outstanding textile and garment companies in 2014” programme has been organised.

The organising board will also present awards to top ten garment and textile companies in specific fields. Read more about Best garment-apparel enterprises to be honoured …

Hundres of garment workers in CNMI are returning to China with no wages
Radio New Zealand International, New Zealand

Posted at 22:47 on 19 June, 2014 UTC
Hundreds of garment workers at the Top Fashion Corporation in the CNMI are returning to China without receiving their due pay, prior to the closure of the company on July 2.
Recruiters for the company have reneged on their promise to properly reimburse the workers their portion of recruitment fees Read more about Hundres of garment workers in CNMI are returning to China with no wages …