The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the grossly unequal power relations that define global garment supply chains, with workers paying the price, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign network, whose member organisations recently called for action from brands, retailers, governments and other stakeholders to mitigate the impact of this crisis on workers.The aim should be to build towards a future in which workers have access to living wages and a social safety net, the Netherlands-based Clean Clot

India’shas developed a double layered khadi mask and has procured orders for its supply. It recently bagged anto Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) out of which 5 lakh pieces will be supplied to Jammu district, 1,40,000 to Pulwama district, a lakh to Udhampur and 10,000 to Kupwara.Pic: ShutterstockThese masks will be supplied to assist development commissioners of these districts. Cotton reusable mask will 7 inches long and 9 inches wide with three pleats, four strips at corner for tying.said the kha

Ashraful IslamBy now, this is known to all that the textile and clothing industry is going to pass the toughest time in the next few months due to the covod-19 after effects. Every business sector has been formidable effected by this epidemic and the world has never experienced such wide spread epidemic in its history. When everything is out of control still there are things that can be controlled. So, the future of Bangladesh textile and clothing industry verily lies on the leadership and strat

The current high demand for protective clothing is causing bottlenecks in some areas, including bands for face masks. Leading textile machinery manufacturer has developed a simple solution for producing elastic tapes for mouth and nose masks in large quantities – its tricot machines with two guide bars for elastic fabrics can be converted to the production of tapes in, what the company calls, a completely and uncomplicated way.© Karl Mayer.Karl Mayer says its highly productive warp knitting mach

The Maharashtra government last week announced that personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and N-95 masks made by private firms cannot be sold unless certified by the state-run Haffkine Biopharmaceuticals Corporation.Pic: ShutterstockThe directive was issued after some manufacturers and suppliers expressed interest to sell such kits and masks during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.The decision was taken to maintain quality as substandard equipment can increase the chances of medical staff contract

Therecently requested the government to allow reopening of sampling units in the cluster to fulfill the requirements of buyers and small stores in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU). Failure inwill drive away buyers to competing countries like China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, it said.Pic: ShutterstockOrders for the Spring/Summer season can only be placed if samples are sent on time,said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Garment units in China, Bangladesh, Viet

To offer relief to businesses and individuals affected by the, India’s department of commerce recently introduced several relaxations and extensions in deadlines with regard to compliances mandated under its schemes and activities, including the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and thePic: ShutterstockTheand Handbook of Procedures (HBP), which were valid till March 31, have been extended by an year. Export obligation periods have been extended for expired or due to expire advance aut

Stating that exporters are under severe financial constraintswith many of them finding it extremely difficult to pay salaries and wages to the workers for the lockdown period as per the Government’s directives, The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council(TEXPROCIL) has urged the government to immediately announce relief package for exporters.Textiles and clothing exporters are passing through unprecedented times, as they have closed down their production facilities due to the lockdown on accoun

The Indian textiles ministry has diluted the maximum permissible production limit for high density polyethylene and polypropylene (HDPE/PP) bags to tackle the crisis of packaging foodgrains due to closure of jute mills during the ongoing COVID-19-related lockdown and to protect the produce of wheat farmers by providing them alternate packaging bags.Pic: PixabayIt raised the number to 1.80 lakh bales on March 26 and added another 0.82 lakh bales on April 6, taking the total number to 2.62 lakh ba

PORT SAID - Garment workers in Egypt are being forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods with many factories staying open without measures to protect staff from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Amnesty International.The human rights NGO says thousands of workers in the cities of Port Said and Ismailia are at risk of losing their jobs, having their incomes slashed or being made to work without protective equipment.Amnesty says business owners have been publicly pressuring the