A strike of hundreds of workers at the Global Footwear factory in Kandal province dragged into its 10th day yesterday with no end in sight over a list of 12 demands including a $9 monthly pay raise. Mao Mol, representative of Free Trade Union at Global Footwear in Ang Snuol district’s Poeuk commune said that the strike for better pay started November 15 and that workers have informed both the factory and provincial labour department in advance. “Our basic salary is $61, but we want a raise u

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Despite the government’s call to ‘Be Vietnamese Buy Vietnamese’–an effort to help domestic enterprises expand in the consumer market–some sectors like the textile and garment industry have failed to tap potential in many segments which look promising. Home textile and garment firms have not focused on children’s clothes in the age group from 7-12. Vietnamese parents nowadays have 1-2 children and want to give their children the very best of things and don’t hesitate in spending large sums on

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The Swiss Government, under the Ethical Fashion Initiative Ghana Project, is providing US$3.5 million to support young Ghanaian entrepreneurs in the fashion and fabric industry to create employment through the establishment of a sustainable supply-chain in textiles, fashion and lifestyle products. The project, which is aimed at improving the economic situation of less-endowed communities, is a joint effort between Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Internatio

Rumour has it that H&M’s next designer collaboration will be with none other than Givenchy and the French fashion house’s alleged collection will be released sometime in 2013. The thing about H&M collaboration rumours is that most of the time, they actually come true. Rumours circulated about Maison Martin Margiela, Versace, and Marni—all of which were later put into production. While there may be no solid proof that this collaboration is 100 per cent going down, we’re already th

There is no ban on cotton exports from India for the season 2012-13. According to an official press release, Anand Sharma, Cabinet Minister of Textiles, India, in a written reply today to Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament stated that there will no ban on cotton exports for this season. The letter also states that according to Cotton Advisory Board, India will have an exportable surplus of 7 million bales (170 Kgs each). According to the Minister, export registrations ti

November 27 sees the opening of Louis Vuitton's new store in Vienna, marking the luxury label's first shop in Austria to offer the brand's full product range. Located in the Tuchlauben district, a centre renowned for its tailors and drapers, the retail space was designed by architect Peter Marino, featuring teak floors, hand-made lacquers and silk carpet to create the atmosphere of a gentleman's club. Housing a number of salons, one area is dedicated to women and men's leather goods, while i

Hong Kong sourcing giant Li & Fung said Sunday it was "distressed" by the deaths of 110 workers in a fire at a Bangladesh garment factory where it placed orders and offered compensation. The company said it would give $1,200 to the family of each worker who died in the blaze that swept through the nine-storey Tazreen Fashion plant 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of the capital Dhaka late on Saturday. It was the worst-ever fire to hit the country's garment industry. "We are very distr