Industry experts have warned that global retailers’ efforts to clean supply chains of slave labour and improve labour conditions will have little impact unless consumers in India demand more ethicallyContinue Reading
Representatives from the International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva, currently working with African Cotton and Textile Industries Federation (ACTIF) along with a representative from Tanzania visited Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) yesterdayContinue Reading
Speakers at a seminar in Dhaka recently said there is need for more public-private initiatives to further enhance the credit support to the textile sector as part of an exerciseContinue Reading
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena declared open two newly constructed garment factories recently. The factories have been built with the purpose of generating employment opportunities for the youth in theContinue Reading
American fashion label ‘Banana Republic’ will open its first store in India by early next year to catch up with the latest wave of expansion by global retailers in theContinue Reading
For a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia, India wants zero duty on textiles and some of the sectors. On its part, Australia is seeking tariff reduction in dairy products,Continue Reading
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) which has plans to invest 100 million Euros (about Rs 700 crore), also said it sees “a great potential for future growth inContinue Reading
