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China's Oct. Exports Down 3.2%, Imports up 3.2%
Nov 9, 2016China's exports growth narrowed from previous drops in October while imports accelerated growth, however weak global demand might weigh on future trade growth. Exports measured in yuan fell 3.2 percent year on year in October, a slower ...
Tags: trade surplus, exports growth
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Living Wage Hike Puts Toy Indies in 'challenging Position'
Apr 6, 2016The 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 ...
Tags: Touhub, The toy store, Kerrison store, Living wages
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Intertek Expands Southeast Asia Presence Into Myanmar with Garment Inspection Services
Jul 27, 2015Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions to industries worldwide, has expanded its Southeast Asia presence into Myanmar with the launch of its garment inspection services in the country, the company said in a statement. ...
Tags: textile manufacture, garment
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Cambodia's Garment and Footwear Sector Continues to Perform Solidly
Jul 21, 2015Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector has continued to perform solidly, with exports growing by 10.6 per cent over the year to the first quarter of 2015, according to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) new bulletin ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, garment, footwear
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Cambodian Garment & Textile Exports Show Growth in Jan-Nov
Feb 15, 2015The exports of garments and textiles from Cambodia grew marginally by 1.07 per cent to US$ 4.521 billion in the first eleven months of 2014, compared to exports of $4.473 billion made during the same period of 2013, according to the ...
Tags: Garment Exports, Textile Exports
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A New Wage Structure Will Rise The Cost of Garment Factory Owners
Jan 5, 2015Garment factory owners’ cost in Cambodia is expected to rise by nearly 20 per cent, as a new wage structure came into effect from 1 January. The new structure raises the minimum wage to US$ 128 per month from the earlier $100 per ...
Tags: transportation, seniority, Apparel
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Ecigarette Company Has Been Chosen to Be a Candidate for Living Wage Champion Awards 2014
Dec 23, 2014The ecigarette company ECigaretteDirect.co.uk, which is based in Swansea, has been chosen to be a candidate for Living Wage Champion Awards 2014. ECigaretteDirect sells ecigarettes and vape product online and also through stores located all ...
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Sheikh Hasina Has Requested Buyers to Raise The Prices of RMG
Dec 10, 2014Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested buyers to raise the prices of readymade garments (RMG) so that RMG workers could lead a more comfortable life. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the first-ever ...
Tags: readymade garments, Apparel
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DoL Found Widespread Violations in Paying Wages in Southern California Garment Industry
Nov 18, 2014The United States Department of Labour (DoL) has found widespread violations by employers in paying wages to workers in the Southern California garment industry. In fiscal year 2014, DoL’s Wage and Hour Division conducted 221 ...
Tags: unpaid wage, minimum wage, Apparel
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Cambodia's Labour Minister Announces The New Minimum Wage of Us$ 128 Per Month
Nov 17, 2014Cambodia’s Labour Minister Ith Sam Heng has announced the new minimum wage of US$ 128 per month, after the ministry’s 28-member Labour Advisory Committee (LAC)—made up of government, union and factory ...
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ADITEX Asked The Customs to Investigate The Large Volume of Goods Sold in The Country
Jun 16, 2014The Dominican Association of Textile Industries (ADITEX) has asked the Directorate General of Customs to investigate the large volume of goods sold in the country with 'Made in America' labels, reports Diario Libre. ADITEX president David ...
Tags: Made in US, Apparel, Accessoriesc, Textile
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BMZ Will Be Holding The First Round Table on The Textiles Industry
Apr 29, 2014The Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Government of Germany, will be holding the first Round Table on the Textiles Industry, and BMZ Minister Gerd Müller has invited participation of representatives of textile ...
Tags: Textiles
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American Consumers Powered Through The Winter Weather Lifting Retail Sales in February
Mar 17, 2014American consumers powered through the winter weather lifting retail sales in February. According to the National Retail Federation – the world's largest retail trade association – February retail sales, which exclude ...
Tags: Retail Sales, Apparel, Building material, garden equipment
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February Jobs Report
Mar 10, 2014National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz issued a response to the organization's February jobs report. "While there are signs of modest momentum in the economy, now is not the time ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Retail Industry
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The Exports of Apparel Earned US$ 5.52 Billion for The Southeast Asian Nation of Cambodia
Feb 10, 2014The exports of apparel earned US$ 5.52 billion for the Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia in 2013, registering a rise of sharp 20 percent over $4.61 billion exports made in 2012, reports xinhuanet.com, citing data from the Ministry of ...
Tags: Garment Exports, Apparel