At a workshop held in Dhaka on Nov 25, the need for a systematic and comprehensive follow up of fire and structural inspections of apparel factories by the Department of Inspections of Factories and Establishments (DIFE) was stressed. The ...
US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member at the US Congress Homeland Security, has appreciated Bangladesh for being a role model for encouraging women working in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, while talking to Bangladesh ...
Tags: Role Model, women empowerment, Apparel
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) has taken up a new initiative to protect the lives of garment workers by providing fire safety training to factory security guards. The course will prepare guards to react effectively ...
Tags: Fire Safety, Security Guards, Apparel
The first ever ‘Dhaka Apparel Summit 2014’, organized by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), will be held from December 7-9, 2014, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. ...
Tags: Apparel Summit, Apparel
China Other Golf Equipment Export Volume and Value, from Jan. to Mar. 2014 Month Volume (kg) Value (USD) Compared with the same period last year Volume Value ...
China Manganese Ores and Concentrates Export Volume and Value, from Jan. to Dec. 2013 Month Volume (Kg) Value (USD) Year-on-Year Volume Value Jan. ...
Tags: Manganese Ores, Concentrates
Export Quantity & Value for Chinese Home Sewing Machine from Jan. to Dec. 2013 Month Quantity (Set) Value (USD) Year on Year Quantity Value Jan. ...
January-December 2013 China Container (HS: 8609) Main Export Country/ Region No. Country/ Region Accumulated from January to December Year-on-Year Volume(Piece) Value(USD) ...
Tags: Container, Tractor, Transportation
One of the biggest vertically integrated textile mill groups in India, Alok Industries said it is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore by selling land and in the process pare debt. Alok is also hoping to double exports in the next three ...
Tags: Pare Debt, Alok Industries, Textile
The commerce minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, has urged Australian buyers to visit readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, BSS news agency reported. Speaking at a joint forum in Melbourne, Australia, Ahmed said the ...
Tags: RMG factories, Apparel
The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7% per year. ...
Global cotton prices which have plummeted in recent months, has triggered ‘Minimum Support Price’ measures from governments of large cotton producing countries, says ICAC. In 2013/14, the Cotlook A Index averaged 91 cents/lb, ...
Tags: Global cotton prices, cotton producing countries, Textile
In his address at the ‘Quality Garment Network Days’ held in Germany, Matthijs Crietee – Secretary General at International Apparel Federation (IAF) pointed out a gradual shift in garment manufacturing from ‘moving ...
The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has a great future and is in an excellent position to expand in the global market, Parliamentarian State Secretary of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, ...
Tags: readymade garment(RMG)sector, German Official, Apparel
The garment and textile sector in Vietnam has to work towards maintaining its market position, in order to prevent declination, according to Hoang Ve Dung, the deputy general director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group ...
Tags: Vinatex, Market Position, Textile