Garment factories in Thailand that supply to global brands such as coffee giant Starbucks Corp and sports gear maker Bauer Hockey Inc are under investigation after an expose found that workers were allegedly underpaid in a region described as a “black hole.”
MAE SOT - Global brands Starbucks and Bauer Hockey are investigating claims that their garment suppliers in Thailand are illegally underpaying migrant workers from neighbouring Myanmar.
Garments shipments to non-traditional markets grew by 55.63 per cent to USD 403.14 million in the first month (July) of the current fiscal year (FY2019–20) compared to the same period of the previous year (2018–19).
Tirupur: Apparel exporters have appealed the central government to relax a customs board rule that ‘blacklists’ them for violating export rules and availing government benefits through manipulative ways.
The on-going US-China trade war provides big opportunity for India to attract US investments in garments.
CAIRO - 5 September 2019: Egypt's textile exports rose 0.3 percent to reach $1.756 billion during the period from January to July 2019, up from $1.752 billion in the same period last year.