In the wake of recent fire accident that killed more than 110 people at a readymade garment(RMG)manufacturing unit in Bangladesh,global apparel buyers have suggested measures to avoid repetition of such incidents in future. At a meeting ...
Tags: fire accident, readymade garment, BGMEA, garment factories
Bole Lemi Industrial Park,the first industrial park to be managed by the Ethiopian Federal Government,will have garment manufacturing units,alongside other industries. For the construction of the industrial park,the Ethiopian Ministry of ...
Thailand's apparel companies should focus on overseas markets, mainly Indonesia, to sustain their business, in view of increasing competition in the domestic market, a report by Kasikorn Research has suggested. According to the ...
Tags: apparel, Garment, textile, overseas markets
Myanmar's UMH Garment Industries has for the first time established a garment factory in Kayin state based Hpa-an township's industrial zone. The move is expected to reduce pressure on industrial zones in Yangon and generate several ...
Tags: Garment, garment factory, MGMA, labour
Readymade garment makers in Bangladesh will pay festival bonus and a part of current month's salary to their employees prior to the Eid-ul-Azha on October 27. Normally,workers in Bangladeshi garment units receive their salaries during the ...
Tags: Readymade garment, Eid-ul-Azha, salary
Textile and knitwear manufacturing units in the South Indian city of Tirupur closed their units for a day on October 3 to protest frequent power cuts. The bandh was fully successful, according to Mr. Raja M Shanmugham, Managing ...
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The lack of availability of skilled workforce is one of the reasons that impede the growth of Myanmar apparel sector, according to the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA). Sanctions imposed by the US on imports from Myanmar ...
Tags: Myanmar, garment, MGMA, skilled workforce