Mainly on strong demands from service sectors, Japan's core machinery orders have continuously surged, and hit a 10-year zenith in November, 2017, showing that the Japanese government's efforts on encouraging local enterprises to invest in ...
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The move by the Government will see the current minimum wage upped from £6.70 per hour to £7.20 this month. But the news has our indie retail panel calling for a reassessment of 'already squeezed margins'. The livng wage ...
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BATEXPO 2013, the country's largest garments export fair, kicked off on Thursday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the annual three-day expo, hosted by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, at Sonargaon ...
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Major textile associations of El Salvador have shown support for the hike in minimum wages in the country, as suggested in a proposal by the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP). In view of the economic situation of the El ...
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Textile employers in Kenya are unhappy over the 14 percent increment in minimum wages announced by the Government on May 1, 2013. Speaking to media, Chairman of Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Polycarp Igathe, said that any ...
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The recent hike in minimum wages may lead to layoffs in Bolivian textile and apparel sector, El Conglomerado Textil Boliviano (COTEXBO or Bolivian Textile Conglomerate), has said. The textile sector in Bolivia, a land-locked country ...
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Furniture importers that have held off increasing prices in recent years may be forced to raise them in 2013 because of various factors, especially rising labor costs in Asia. Governments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - all major ...
Tata Consultancy Services had strong revenue and profit growth in the fourth quarter, indicating that the offshoring market is recovering. The business momentum is expected to continue in 2013, as customers invest in more efficient ...
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Christmas shoppers stand to be taken by surprise this month as campaigners take action in shopping centers around Europe to raise awareness of poverty wages of Cambodian garment workers. With these 'fashion mobs', they pressure H&M, Inditex ...
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Following the Cabinet’s move to increase the nation-wide daily minimum wage to Bt 300 from January 1, 2013, the Thailand Government has stepped forward to help the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including textile and ...
The recent announcement of increase in wages by the Indonesian Government will mar the competitiveness of the country’s garment sector, according to the Indonesian Textile Association (API). The association said that the wage ...
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Following the shortage of textile workers in India's biggest textile hub of Surat,most of the textile units have decided to give 10-15 percent wage hike to the workers. Mr.Arun Jariwala,Chairman of Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving ...
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South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) seems to be all set to launch a nation-wide strike over their pay hike demand. Although the final voting results of the 40,000 member workers of SACTWU are yet to be released, ...
Tags: SACTWU, nation-wide strike, pay hike demand