Industry

TN Textile Mills & Garment Factories Face Shortage Of Workers

Textile Insights May 20, 2024

Textile mills and garment factories in Tamil Nadu, which were hit by a steep drop in orders since the last two years, are now facing a new challenge which is shortage of workers. With indications of revival of orders, the factories are slowly increasing production and hence are in need of more

Industry

Tamil Nadu Initiates Textile & Garment Skill Training Program

Textile Insights March 9, 2024

The Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC), the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) and the Department of Textiles have launched a skill development training program. This skill development training has been started at KG Denim in Coimbatore as a part of a scheme to train 8,950 workers across the state for jobs in the […]

Industry

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,

Policies

Several Initiatives In TN Budget To Promote Textile Industry

Textile Insights February 20, 2024

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu has announced several initiatives for development of the textile and apparel industry in the state in the Tamil Nadu budget. These include development of the PM MITRA Park in Virudhunagar, Textile Park in Salem, higher capital subsidy for technical textile investments and support for technology upgradation for spinning mills.

Industry

TN Open-End Mills On Strike For Second Time in Four Months

Textile Insights November 6, 2023

For the second time in four months, Tamil Nadu open-end spinning mills will shutdown from November 7 to 30. Weavers in Tirupur and Coimbatore districts too have decided to go on strike from November 5. While speaking with the press, G. Arulmozhi, President of the Open-End Spinning Mills’ Association said there are 600 open-end spinning […]