Garment & textile industry
Indian garment exporters reel under US tariffs
Trump’s anger at the Asian country’s purchases of Russian oil leaves New Delhi facing some of the world’s steepest levies
India suspends cotton import duty in signal to US, relief for garment industry
New Delhi is willing to address US concerns on agricultural tariffs
Cambodia deputy PM says 19% US tariff rate averts collapse of its garments manufacturing sector
A TARIFF rate of 19 per cent on Cambodia’s exports to the United States has helped it avert the collapse of its vital garment and footwear sector, allowing the country to remain competitive with its p...
Asian garment industry braces for higher US tariffs
Bangladesh and Cambodia are among those set to be worst hit
Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
IN A vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America.
Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows
WORKERS in some of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly exposed to extreme heat as climate change pushes temperatures up, a report found...
Indonesia vows no layoffs for 50,000 workers in bankrupt Sritex
Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan says “this was agreed by management represented by Sritex owner Iwan Setiawan Lukminto”
Indonesia seeks to protect textile industry from Chinese goods
Local textile associations requested the government step in after imports surged, hurting their business
Where textile mills thrived, remnants battle for survival
IN HIS four-decade-long career, William Lucas has seen nearly every step in the erosion of the American garment industry. As general manager of Eagle Sportswear, a company that cuts, sews and assemble...
Bangladesh garment factories fire workers after protests, unions say
Bangladesh garment factories have fired hundreds of workers since protests in October demanding higher wages, three labour unions representing half a million workers told Reuters this week (Dec 24), w...
