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VF Supports Reskilling Unemployed Women Garment Workers

Textile Insights March 2, 2024

VF Corp, owner of garment brands like Vans, The North Face, Timberland, etc has extended its support for a programme that helps women garment workers re-enter employment who have lost their jobs as a result of increased automation. VF has confirmed it will offer a further grant to Shimmy

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Seven Apparel Projects Receive Approval From Odisha Government

Textile Insights March 1, 2024

Seven apparel manufacturing units received project approval letters from the Odisha government, which will be set up in the garment cluster of Khurda. “They were attracted by Odisha’s conducive business environment, stable government, swift approvals, and seamless land allotment process,” an Odisha government press release said. “With the best incentive structure for

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MoU To Promote Upcycled Products Made From Textiles Waste

Textile Insights March 1, 2024

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the just concluded Bharat Tex 2024 for the promotion of upcycled products made from textiles waste and scrap. The MoU was signed by the Textiles Committee, Government e Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), Department of Public Enterprises.

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China’s Cotton Textile Prosperity Index Improves In January

Textile Insights March 1, 2024

China’s Cotton Textile Prosperity Index continued to improve and stood at 50.9 percent in January 2024, up 0.2 percentage points over December 2023. Among the seven sub-indexes that make up the China Cotton Textile Prosperity Index, the raw material procurement index, raw material inventory index, and product sales index increased in January. However, the production

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New Act To Fight Sexual Harassment In TN Textile Sector

Textile Insights February 29, 2024

Tamil Nadu has introduced the multi stakeholder Textile Industry Coalition (TiC), to spearhead fight against sexual harassment in the textile industry. The initiative aims to fortify the implementation of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act, ensuring a safer workplace for women. TiC is a collaborative platform, uniting brands, manufacturers, government entities,

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Indian Apparel Sector Productivity Can Be Hiked 15%: Dr Bheda

Textile Insights February 28, 2024

A management consulting firm believes the Indian apparel industry has the potential to increase productivity by 15 percent which which translates into additional income of US $7.8 billion. Dr Rajesh Bheda, MD of Rajesh Bheda Consultants said the current value of clothing produced in India is $52 billion, of which share of domestic market is […]

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Tie-Ups With Foreign Institutes To Train Indian Artisans

Textile Insights February 27, 2024

The Indian government plans to help impart world-class training to Indian artisans, weavers and young professionals through tie-ups and exchange programmes between Indian textile research institutes and technical institutes in the UK, Australia and Finland. “With this, it hopes to add heft to Indian textile manufacturing to meet global demand and position India as a […]

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Bangladesh’s Leap From Poverty To Textile Powerhouse

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Bangladesh’s economy was in ruins in the early 1970s. It had just won its independence from Pakistan in a nine-month war. It emerged as a very poor, densely populated country largely dependent on jute production and subsistence farming but unable to feed its people. “In 1974, it fell into a devastating famine. A World Bank […]

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Apparel Brands Advised To Reassess Myanmar Sourcing Policy

Textile Insights February 22, 2024

Garment workers advocacy group Fair Wear, has urged member clothing brands to re-assess their sourcing policy for Myanmar after the government announced a conscription law for military service. “The military council of Myanmar announced a conscription law in February that makes young men and women subject to military service if called up, effective immediately,” Fair […]

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Bangla Apparel Sector Shining Example Of Workplace Safety

Textile Insights February 21, 2024

President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Faruque Hassan said the apparel industry in Bangladesh is a shining example of workplace safety in the world. Faruque Hassan was speaking at opening ceremony of the 9th International Fire Safety and Security Expo, where he added that workplace safety within garment sector is serving […]