Therecently requested the government to allow reopening of sampling units in the cluster to fulfill the requirements of buyers and small stores in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU). Failure inwill drive away buyers to competing countries like China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, it said.Pic: ShutterstockOrders for the Spring/Summer season can only be placed if samples are sent on time,said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Garment units in China, Bangladesh, Viet

To offer relief to businesses and individuals affected by the, India’s department of commerce recently introduced several relaxations and extensions in deadlines with regard to compliances mandated under its schemes and activities, including the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and thePic: ShutterstockTheand Handbook of Procedures (HBP), which were valid till March 31, have been extended by an year. Export obligation periods have been extended for expired or due to expire advance aut

Stating that exporters are under severe financial constraintswith many of them finding it extremely difficult to pay salaries and wages to the workers for the lockdown period as per the Government’s directives, The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council(TEXPROCIL) has urged the government to immediately announce relief package for exporters.Textiles and clothing exporters are passing through unprecedented times, as they have closed down their production facilities due to the lockdown on accoun

The Indian textiles ministry has diluted the maximum permissible production limit for high density polyethylene and polypropylene (HDPE/PP) bags to tackle the crisis of packaging foodgrains due to closure of jute mills during the ongoing COVID-19-related lockdown and to protect the produce of wheat farmers by providing them alternate packaging bags.Pic: PixabayIt raised the number to 1.80 lakh bales on March 26 and added another 0.82 lakh bales on April 6, taking the total number to 2.62 lakh ba

PORT SAID - Garment workers in Egypt are being forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods with many factories staying open without measures to protect staff from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Amnesty International.The human rights NGO says thousands of workers in the cities of Port Said and Ismailia are at risk of losing their jobs, having their incomes slashed or being made to work without protective equipment.Amnesty says business owners have been publicly pressuring the

CHENNAI - Millions of home-based garment workers in India are at risk of missing out on support to compensate for the loss of their livelihoods during the coronavirus lockdown, according to workers' rights campaigners.Many factories in India sub-contract part of their production to home workers who are often unregistered and have no right to a minimum wage, social security or healthcare from employers.India has pledged a US$23 billion package to provide food and cash to millions of its poore

Fashion giant H&M said on Tuesday it is working with other companies to support garment workers in Bangladesh, where more than 2 million have been hit by factory closures as coronavirus lockdowns hit orders.Millions of people in impoverished Bangladesh rely on the garment industry to feed their families and the cancellation of an estimated $3 billion in orders is hitting them hard.Union leaders said most of the workers they had spoken to had been temporarily laid off or sent on paid leave, a

In a statement, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) informed that already 761 factories have paid wages to their workers and the factories maintained fantastic hygiene protocol during salary disbursements.They paid earlier than the BGMEA requested timeline of 16 April.BGMEA President Rubana Huq said, “The roads are locked and banks are not fully operational. Owners are having difficulties as well.”As per the Bangladesh Bank Circular- 07 dated 2/4/20, factories are

Mall spaces had suffered greatly during the lockdown in China but as the country returns to somewhat normalcy, retailers and mall owners are looking to get back on track as soon as possible.Image Courtesy: capitaland.comSingaporean mall developers CapitaLand have reopened all the malls situated in the country. Even its four locations located in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic, opened their doors to business on 2 April after receiving the all clear from local authority.However, the malls in

Ever since Gerber Technology has formed PPE Task Force, it is doing commendable job to empower manufacturers to deal with PPE shortfall amidst COVID-19 outspread.Image Source: www.ddw-online.comTwo recent joiners to this Task Force are Coats, an industrial thread leader, and Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions.As a part of this collaboration, Coats, using its extensive network of apparel manufacturers and industry leaders,