Some 600 of the 3,600 workers of a garments factory in Bi?an, Laguna storm the main office of the Department of Labor and Employment in Intramuros to protest what they called as arbitrary closure last February of their factory by Carina Apparel Inc., manufacturer of British brands of clothes line. Photo By Rene H. Dilan AROUND 600 factory workers of the Carina Apparel Inc., a manufacturer of global garment brands based in Bi?an, Laguna stormed the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on

The leather and footwear industry in Rwanda has got a boost with the establishment of a Leather Community Processing Centre (CPC) with technical cooperation from the Government of Italy. Last year, the Governments of Rwanda and Italy signed an agreement for technical and financial cooperation for establishment, organization and installation of a production and training laboratory for the leather and footwear goods industry in the CPC of Gatsibo district in Rwanda’s Eastern Province. Accord

The depreciation of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) in the last few days is likely to benefit the Chinese clothing sector, according to experts. In mid-February 2014, the exchange rate was US$ 1 = 6.06 yuan, which has depreciated to 6.15 yuan by first week of March 2014. According to experts, the decline in RMB value is a normal fluctuation, and hence the depreciation is likely to be of short-term nature. But, from a market perspective, this depreciation in RMB value will benefit some export se

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) fortnightly report showed that around 13,328,667 cotton bales were sourced to the country's ginners by March 1, depicting an increase of 4.43 percent against last year figure at 12,763,657 bales. PCGA Chairman Mukhtar Ahmed Khan Baloch briefed journalists on Monday about seed-cotton (phutti) arrivals, sales and unsold stock of cotton. He said that 11,966,299 cotton bales were sold to the textile units and exporters bought 363,394 bales. Thus, ov

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) International Working Group is announcing Version 4.0 of its globally-recognized standard for the processing of textiles made from certified organic natural fibers. GOTS' core provisions such as the 70 % minimum content of certified organic fibres, bans on GMO (genetically modified organism), nanotechnology and carcinogenic substances have been maintained. There are modified rules on the conventional 'additional fibre materials': These now may consis

Apparel accessory makers and packagers aim to triple sales to $12 billion in the next four years, buoyed by robust growth in garment shipments globally. The sector with 1,200 companies now meets almost the entire accessory and packaging needs of the apparel sector, said Rafez Alam Chowdhury, president of Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association. Accessories and packaging material makers earned $4.1 billion from sales to local garment exporters l

Workers at the Garment 10 Company under Vinatex pack shirts for export. Vinatex is seeking investment for 57 projects this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet Viet Nam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) is seeking VND9.72 trillion (US$458 million) to invest in 57 projects, including fibre production, knitting, dyeing and garment production. Vinatex's General Director Tran Quang Nghi acknowledged that the $458 million investment capital was a very large amount and difficult to raise, especial

Luxury American brand Michael Kors has introduced its new store facade concept for its first flagship in China, at Jing An Kerry Centre in Shanghai, which will become the brand's largest store in China. The shop, which measures nearly 6,000 square feet, showcases a completely new store facade concept designed by Michael Kors’ in-house design team in collaboration with New York-based architectural firm KPF. The flagship features numerous new design elements, starting with a “shimmering” two-story

The Nepal Carpet Exporters’ Association (NCEA) has urged the Government to reduce tax to stop the decline in carpet exports from the country, The Himalayan Times reported. Addressing the ninth annual general meeting of NCEA, the organization’s president Anup Bahadur Malla said Nepal’s carpet exports have fallen to about 600,000 metres at present from about 3.3 million sq m exports in the early 1990s. Explaining the reason for drop in carpet exports from Nepal, Mr. Malla said the price of N

The Government has handed out fresh sops to exporters of a number of labour intensive items such as leather, textiles and chemicals for exporting to the European Union. The additional incentives provided under the ‘market-linked focus product scheme’ is in the form of a duty credit scrip worth two per cent of what a firm exports. The scrip can either be used to import goods at lower interest rates equivalent to its value or sold by the exporter to other importers in the market. Big relief