DHAKA - Union leaders in Bangladesh are urging the government to reject a plea by garment manufacturers to suspend a planned five per cent hike in the minimum wage for garment workers because of the pandemic.The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) wants the minimum wage to be frozen for two years to help its members survive the economic impact of COVID-19.However, the Samilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF) says garment workers are already facing abject poverty

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under India's ministry of commerce & industry has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on import of viscose spun yarn. In its investigation, the DGTR has found that the domestic industry has suffered material injury caused by dumped imports of viscose spun yarn from China Indonesia and Vietnam.Pic: Shutterstock"The product under consideration is viscose spun yarn containing 85 per cent or more by weight of artificial viscose st

HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas says this year it will use more than 60 per cent recycled polyester across its product range.The German outfit’s ambition is to only use recycled polyester by 2024 – a target it looks on course to meet afterlast year achieving the milestone of 50 per cent recycled polyester.“Sustainability is an integral part of the Adidas business philosophy,” commented CEO Kasper Rorsted. “We have continued to invest in sustainability initiatives during the coronavirus

Jiang Rui, senior trends researcher from Fashion Trends Department of China Textile Information Center will bring a live stream from15:30 to 16:30on January 5th. She will analysesports and leisure trends in the autumn and winter of 2021/22.

Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech UniversityCOVID-19 has impacted the normal life and economy. How have the cotton and textile sectors fared? The year was supposed to end with a positive news that two vaccines have been approved for mass inoculation. But the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 which has shown up recently in the United Kingdom is causing genuine concern. With two major holidays around the corner, how will the developing situation impact the global economy and the cotton-textiles sec

Bangladeshi made MUSLIN fabric has been a keystone of the socio-economic history for ages. It has been so deep-seated in the Bengali culture and legacy that it would be challenging to think about the region’s history without talking about this fabric.Figure: Bangladeshi made MUSLIN fabric has been a keystone of the socio-economic history for ages.After the fabric’s last exhibition in London in 1850, the same traditional muslin saree was woven in Bangladesh by a group of researchers. And good new

China, South Korea and Japan—all dominant players in the textile and garment industry—are among the countries that have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The agreement will be the first to bring the three nations together under a single FTA platform. The year that was also saw South Korea and Vietnam stepping up trade cooperation.TheChineseeconomy—the world’s second-largest—shrank by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared with a year ago. The contraction

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved proposals by the department of promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) for construction of various trunk infrastructure components for Krishnapatnam industrial area in Andhra Pradesh, Tumakuru industrial area in Karnataka and the multi-modal logistics hub (MMLH) and multi-modal transport hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh.The estimated cost for the project in Krishnapatnam industrial area is ₹2,139.44 crore

Cone Denim has launched its water-inspired Clean Water Selvedge Denim as part of Cone Denim’s Spring/Summer 2022 and announced to donate a portion of proceeds from its sale to Water.org, an international nonprofit organization which has positively transformed millions of lives around the world with access to safe water and sanitation.“Access to clean, potable water should be a basic human right and Cone is excited to introduce its newest Cone Community denim designed to help bring more awareness

2021 is almost here and adidas has some big sustainable plans for the year!The German sportswear giant has pledged that 2021 will see the retailer include sustainable materials like recycled polyester and sustainably grown cotton in over 60 per cent of the apparels and footwear that it plans to sell.The long-term goal is to use exclusively recycled polyester by 2024.In 2021, adidaswill also be looking at supporting the development of circular production models through research partnerships, whic