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US Will Continue to Help Bangladesh RMG Sector
Aug 28, 2015US Ambassador to Bangladesh Mercia Bernicat has that Washington is committed to helping Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector, according to media reports in that country. Bernicat's comments came during a courtesy call on Prime ...
Tags: readymade garment, garment
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Bangladesh PM Urges The Foreign Buyers to Raise The Price of Garment Products
Jul 27, 2015Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the foreign buyers to raise the price of garment products, saying that this money would be spent for further welfare of the country's four million readymade garment (RMG) workers, the ...
Tags: aaparel and clothing, garment products, readymade garment export
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Vietnam's Textile and Garment Sector Continues to Be a Magnet for FDI
Jul 21, 2015Vietnam’s textile and garment sector continues to be a magnet for FDI. While FDI in Vietnam has fallen significantly in the first six months of 2015, it rose sharply in the textile and garment sector, according to the country’s ...
Tags: textile industry, FDI, garment
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Haiti's Apparel Sector Has Just Got a Shot in The Arm
Jul 20, 2015Haiti’s apparel sector has just got a shot in the arm. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has decided to invest $4 million to help The Willbes Haitian S.A., a subsidiary of South Korea-based ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, IFC, knits, sweaters, woven products, microfibers
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AEPC Has Requested The Indian Government to Look Into Its Demands Favourably
Jul 14, 2015Virender Uppal, chairman Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested the Indian Government to look into its demands favourably. The AEPC has demanded inclusion of 2 per cent fabric within 5 per cent overall entitlement under ...
Tags: fabric, Apparel Export Promotion Council, garment industry
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The Campaign for Safety Has Received a Boost with The IFC
Jul 10, 2015The campaign for safety in the Bangladeshi readymade garment sector has received a boost with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announcing a wide-ranging safety programme by providing $50 million ...
Tags: fshionable garment, IFC, garment
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Vietnam's Textile and Garment Industry Attracted a Majority of The Biggest FDI Projects
Jul 7, 2015Vietnam’s textile and garment industry attracted a majority of the biggest foreign direct investment (FDI) projects approved in the first six months of this year though many provinces had earlier announced they would keep away from ...
Tags: textile fashion, FDY project, garment
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JICA and The Pakistani Textile Ministry Held a Meeting on July 2 in Islamabad
Jul 6, 2015The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Pakistani textile ministry held a meeting on July 2 in Islamabad to work out parameters for the project of “Skill Development and Market Diversification” (PSDMD) for the ...
Tags: Japan International Cooperation Agency, Textile Sector
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Pakistan Will Support Women Businessmen in The Garment Sector in Bangladesh
May 18, 2015Pakistan will support women businessmen in the garment sector in Bangladesh to upgrade their entrepreneurial skills, according to media reports in the two countries. Pakistani high commissioner Shuja Alam and acting managing director of ...
Tags: garment sector, women garment
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Greater Social Dialogue Are Neccessary for Bangladesh RMG Sector
Apr 23, 2015The International Labour Organisation has called for greater social dialogue among representatives of government, employers and workers in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector, highlighting the gains this would bring. “There are ...
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Nepa Plans to Achieve Revenue of 1.3 Trillion From The Domestic and Overseas Market
Apr 13, 2015Nepa, a Korean marketer of outdoor apparels plans to achieve revenue of 1.3 trillion won or $1.2 billion from the domestic as well as overseas markets by 2020 through aggressive marketing. President of Nepa, Park Chang-Kun while ...
Tags: Outdoor Apparel, Nepa
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Jordan Is Facing a Crisis of Worker Shortage
Apr 8, 2015Jordan is facing a crisis of worker shortage in its garment factories, as local Jordanians are shunning the sector, as benefits offered to them are not attractive vis-à-vis those offered to foreign workers. The Jordanian garment ...
Tags: textile industry, work environment, Apparel
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FTP Still Draws Mainly Negative Reactions
Apr 8, 2015While two more textile export bodies have criticised the Foreign Trade Policy, a shoes and apparel major has welcomed it. Over the last week, several textile trade bodies have slammed the new policy for ignoring their concerns. Apparel ...
Tags: AEPC, Negative Reactions, Apparel
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Vietnam Garment Industry Imports 85% of Its Raw Material to Meet to Improve Competitivenes
Mar 31, 2015Considering that the Thailand textile sector begins from petrochemicals and extends to fashion and the Vietnam garment industry has to import 85 per cent of its raw material requirements, cooperation between the two countries could help ...
Tags: Textile Sector, textile
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Canadian High Commissioner Praised The Progress Made by Bangladesh in RMG Secror
Mar 25, 2015Newly appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoît-Pierre Laramee has praised the progress made by Bangladesh in improving working conditions in readymade garment (RMG) sector. During a meeting with office bearers of ...