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21 MAR

BGMEA inspects 120 factories to ensure fire safety measures

BGMEA inspects 120 factories to ensure fire safety measures
News From Bangladesh
Sunday March 19 2014 09:44:16 AM BDT

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the apex body of the country’s apparel industry, has so far inspected 120 of its member factories under the ongoing drive to pursue the industrial units to be equipped with fire safety measures, reports UNB.

During the inspection, the BGMEA awarded penalty to some factories on charge of allowing child labour. Read more about BGMEA inspects 120 factories to ensure fire safety measures …

21 MAR

Designer Frank sues ex-business partners

Designer Frank sues ex-business partners
Charlotte Observer
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – Paul Frank, the artist behind the monkey-face icon Julius that adorns a popular line of fashions for young girls, is suing the company that bears his name in a bid to shut it down.

This week, Frank sued Costa Mesa-based Paul Frank Industries, claiming company President Ryan Heuser and Chief Executive John Oswald fired him in November “without cause.” Read more about Designer Frank sues ex-business partners …

21 MAR

Incentive package for garment sector soon: Textile Asia-2014 inaugurated

Incentive package for garment sector soon: Textile Asia-2014 inaugurated
BRECORDER REPORT

KARACHI (March 19 2014): The government has identified textile as a key priority area and is making all possible efforts to provide the basic facilities and infrastructure to the manufacturers.

This was stated by Federal Minister for Textile Industry Mushtaq Ali Cheema while talking to the newsmen after inauguration of the third international textile exhibition ‘Textile Asia-2014’, organised by ‘E-commerce Gateway Pakistan’ at Karachi Expo Centre here on Saturday Read more about Incentive package for garment sector soon: Textile Asia-2014 inaugurated …

21 MAR

Quick, somebody bring the WD-40 to loosen my tongue

Quick, somebody bring the WD-40 to loosen my tongue
Inside Bay Area

RECENTLY, the word at the tip of my tongue has become rather elusive.
Most recently, it happened during my commute. My walk from the subway station to work takes me through part of Manhattan’s garment district (or “fashion district,” as it’s now called). I pass tons of millineries, shoe repair shops and fabric stores with signs in the window reading “AL POR MAYOR.

For the first two months I thought there was some guy named Al who perennially ran for mayor and lost. Now I know that “AL POR MAYOR” means “wholesale” or “bulk buyers,” which is more rational but less charming Read more about Quick, somebody bring the WD-40 to loosen my tongue …

21 MAR

Govt plans to set up 3 industrial parks

Govt plans to set up 3 industrial parks
News From Bangladesh
Monday March 20 2014 09:23:46 AM BDT

The government has planned to set up three industrial parks for the garment, ICT and pharmaceutical sectors with assistance from the World Bank (WB), official sources said, reports BDNews.

“We have asked the WB to provide funds for establishing three industrial parks, including one for the garment sector,” Board of Investment Executive Chairman Mahmudur Rahman told reporters after a meeting with a five-member delegation of garment exporters. Read more about Govt plans to set up 3 industrial parks …

21 MAR

Three garment buildings identified as ‘vulnerable’

Three garment buildings identified as ‘vulnerable’
Financial Express

Three buildings that house three garment factories in Dhaka have been identified as ‘most vulnerable’ that may collapse anytime, causing loss of hundreds of lives, reports UNB.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the apex body in the apparel sector, marked the shaky buildings in Ashulia and Mohakhali in Dhaka recently.
It also asked the owners of the factories to stop operation for the sake of the lives of the workers. Read more about Three garment buildings identified as ‘vulnerable’ …

21 MAR

Mayhem before markup

Mayhem before markup
Making new jeans look old is an art.
LOS ANGELES TIMES

LONG BEACH, Calif. — David Johnson hunched over the monster washing machine, dousing his canvas of denim with bleach.

He was interrupted by a voice booming over the PA system: “David, please come to the lobby.”

Johnson did a quick rinse of the jeans and tossed them aside. He figured that he would meet a visitor at the front of International Garment Finishing and be back in 15 minutes. Then he would finish transforming the new jeans into a pair that seemed worn by a lifetime in a mine shaft Read more about Mayhem before markup …

20 MAR

Bangladesh garment exports could double

Bangladesh garment exports could double
The News – International, Pakistan
DHAKA: Bangladesh exports of readymade garments could double to $18 billion in the next three years, a business leader said on Monday.

Textiles are Bangladesh’s biggest export, earning the country around $9 billion annually. The sector employs 2.2 million people, mostly women. “It is our target to increase the garment exports from the existing $9 billion a year to $18 billion,” said Anwar-ul-Alam Chowdhury Parvez, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

“It does not look impossible as the country’s interim government is focused to achieve higher economic growth,” he told a news conference. The association has said before that exports could increase sharply if the conditions are right. Read more about Bangladesh garment exports could double …