Speakers at a seminar called for developing a modern communication strategy Tuesday in order to brand Bangladesh as the producer of quality apparel items. They also laid emphasis on ensuring labour rights and other compliance-related issues for greater sustainability of the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) jointly organised the seminar, titled 'Taking the RMG sector forwar

Over 275,000 power looms were running in the city as part of the unorganised sector and were largely operating as household units, run by families. PHOTO: FILE Power looms, which had hitherto been part of the unorganised sector, have started entering the fold of formal industry in Faisalabad as investors are pumping millions of rupees into new technology and shifting looms from their homes to factories. Investors are taking risks in the hope that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz govern

Burberry Advertising Campaign | Source: Burberry China’s slowdown last year was perhaps more than just a passing phase for the luxury goods sector, the head of British fashion house Burberry told French newspaper Les Echos in an interview published on Monday. The Chinese economy’s 2013 growth looks set to meet the government’s 7.5 percent target, but that would still represent the slowest pace of expansion in 23 years. A recent government crackdown on conspicuous spending has also hit sale

Around 168 million children are still working worldwide and of those, 85 million in hazardous conditions, so the latest 900-page report “Findings on the worst forms of child labor” by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Unfortunately, the textile and garment industry is one of the sectors that keeps resorting to employing children. The report tracked the efforts of 143 countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labor and found that in the

India has become an attractive destination for apparel sourcing due to its fairly high level of complaint factories engaged in apparel manufacturing and exports, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) chairman A Sakthivel told mediamen in Tirupur. In the first five months of 2013, India’s garment exports increased by 14 percent year-on-year in dollar terms, and if the trend continues the sector would be able to cross the target of US$ 17 billion set for the current year, Mr. Sakthivel said.

Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation (BLF) demanded fair wages for extra work of tannery workers. The demand was raised at a human chain organised in front of the National Press Club on Monday. Speakers said tannery workers have to do extra work, but do not get fair wages. The production would be increased, if the owners ensured worker’s right. Rights of workers should be confirmed for the development of the society and nation, the speakers added. The other demands are providing proper

The exports of textiles, excluding apparel, from the Southeast Asian country of Thailand increased by 10.49 percent year-on-year to US$ 3.149 billion during the first eight months of the current year, according to the data from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Thai News Agency reported. However, the exports of apparel declined by 4.15 percent during the same period to US$ 1.957 billion. Somsak Srisupornwanit, chairman of the Textile Industry Club of the FTI, attributed the decline

In celebration of the storied matchup between Texas and Oklahoma, Nike Football unveiled new uniform designs that honor the shared heritage of these tradition-rich rivals who battle annually in the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners and Longhorns will wear these special uniforms in Saturday’s contest, with the winner taking home the coveted Golden Hat Trophy, a golden replica of a 10-gallon cowboy hat that has been kept in possession the winning school's athletic department since 1929. As traditi

A stable garment sector, the main foreign currency earner, will continue to remain the key driving force behind the country’s future economic growth, Rodrigo Cubero, chief of an IMF mission, said yesterday. Political unrest and recurrence of factory disasters like the Rana Plaza building collapse will hamper growth of the sector and the economy of the country as a whole, he said. For a stable economic growth, he suggested improving the infrastructure, power and transport sectors. Cubero

The Union ministry of textiles, undeterred by the limbo over separation in Andhra Pradesh, has drawn plans to invest around Rs 3,000-4,000 crore in the state to set up four to five textile parks in the state. This may even happen in a month or two. “We would invest around Rs 3,000-4,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh to set up textile parks. Instead of exporting raw cotton we should look at exporting value added products. These parks would facilitate to value add in terms of spinning and other proce