Speaking at the Textile Conclave 2013, Chairman, AEPC said that India’s garment exports would be touching 60 US $ billion in the next 3 years, with the help of Government support. The one day Textiles Conclave 2013 is organized by ...
Tags: Garment Exports, Textile
Speakers at a certificate award ceremony emphasized ensuring workplace safety to regain the image of the country's ready-made garment (RMG) industry that has been tarnished following a series of tragic incidents recently. The programme ...
Tags: Garment Workers, Apparel
AEPC held a Workshop of Expert Working Group on Content Development and Training Strategy for effective implementation of DISHA AEPC-CCC at c, Gurgaon. DISHA implementation on ground started from January 2012 and the phase I has been ...
Tags: Expert Working Group
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 ...
Tags: Garments Export
The Central Bank of Bangladesh has created a fund of Tk 100 crore with the assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to improve safety standards in the apparel sector. Factory owners will receive the loan from commercial ...
Tags: Bangla Garment, Textile
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has informed all its members that with immediate effect, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) staff seeking access to garment factories for monitoring visits should be accompanied by ...
Tags: BFC Monitoring, Apparel
The Bangladesh Garment and Manufacturers Association (BGMEA) has agreed to accept the decision of the Wage Board with regards to the salary structure of those working in readymade garment factories. Talking to reporters after a meeting ...
The adoption of common safety standards in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment factories has come a step closer, following a meeting of national tripartite partners, the Alliance and Accord and other key stakeholders in the industry. ...
Tags: Bangla Garment, Safety Standards
Experts from the UK will fly to Bangladesh this weekend to help the country address the urgent need for improving safety and building standards in the country’s garment sector, UK Secretary of State for International Development ...
Tags: Avert Future, Apparel
The increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), especially in the garment sector, has created around 20,000 new jobs in Myanmar (previously Burma), according to Government data. During the first five months of the fiscal year 2013-14, ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Garment
The Government of Bangladesh has urged the visiting delegation of European Union Accord to present their plan of action in writing for the safety and welfare of garment workers. After a meeting with the four-member team comprising of ...
Tags: Bangladesh Govt, EU Accord
The new wage structure for readymade garment workers would be announced after the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, Bangladesh Labour Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju has said. The Minimum Wages Commission, constituted by the Government, wants to ...
The apparel retailers in the US and the EU are aiming at safety in Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) factories although they have adopted different initiatives to ensure safety in the clothing firms of the country. The two strong ...
Tags: RMG Units, apparel retailers
EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht will be hosting a meeting in Geneva entitled "Staying Engaged – A Sustainability Compact with Bangladesh" on July 8, 2013. The high level discussion will focus on agreeing on ways for ...
Tags: Apparel
UK Cabinet Minister Alan Duncan and Justine Greening, secretary of state for international development, have discussed with about 20 retailers including Marks & Spencer and Tesco, how clothing can be produced in safe conditions. ...
Tags: Safe Apparel Making, Apparel