in the news 20171019 – 20171108
Vietnam
* Vietnamese garment industry faces fierce competition from China, Myanmar
http://english.vov.vn/economy/vietnamese-garment-industry-faces-fierce-competition-from-china-myanmar-361751.vov
* Workers face daunting Industry 4.0 challenge
(…About 86% of Việt Nam’s apparel and footwear workers are expected to lose their jobs in the next 15 years)
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/416699/workers-face-daunting-industry-40-challenge.html
* Vietnam should cut down FDI incentives in favor of local companies: MP
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/economy/vietnam-should-cut-down-fdi-incentives-in-favor-of-local-companies-mp-3663726.html
CAMBODIA
* Walmart deal boosts garment industry:
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089512/walmart-deal-boosts-garment-industry/
* Factory owners pay up after workers protest
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5088947/factory-owners-pay-workers-protest/
* Garment factory clinic pilot inadequate say workers, experts
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-factory-clinic-pilot-inadequate-say-workers-experts
* Garment sector torn over wage hike
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/garment-sector-torn-over-wage-hike
* Apparel leads surge of Kingdom exports
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/apparel-leads-surge-kingdom-exports
* Talking productivity with GMAC’s training centre director Andrew Tey
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089176/talking-productivity-gmacs-training-centre-director-andrew-tey/
MYANMAR/BURMA
* Unions seek K5600 minimum wage
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/unions-seek-k5600-minimum-wage.html
* Export earnings of garment sector hit $1.3bn
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/12328
BANGLADESH
* Female garment workers’ dormitory has no takers
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/female-garment-workers-dormitory-has-no-takers-1485709
* TRADE UNION REGISTRATION: Govt wants little cut in workers’ representation threshold
http://www.newagebd.net/article/27888/govt-wants-little-cut-in-workers-representation-threshold
* Govt to solve housing problem of apparel workers: Shajahan
http://www.newagebd.net/article/27642/govt-to-solve-housing-problem-of-apparel-workers-shajahan
* 1,307 Accord-listed factories behind schedule:
http://www.newagebd.net/article/27677/1307-accord-listed-factories-behind-schedule
* Fire at Bogra jute mill doused
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Fire-at-Bogra-jute-mill-doused/55398
* Fire breaks out at jute mill in Jessore:
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Fire-breaks-out-at-jute-mill-in-Jessore/54877
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http://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/64713/Fire-at-Noapara-Jute-Mill-in-Jessore
* Fire at Ctg jute mill, firefighters among 5 burnt
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/fire-chittagong-bayezid-jute-mill-firefighters-among-5-burnt-1487650
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/27904/five-injured-in-ctg-jute-mills-fire
* 8,000 female labourers attain self-reliance by working at Bogra jute mills
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/country/8000-female-labourers-attain-self-reliance-by-working-at-bogra-jute-mills-1509468710
* Bizcare to hold int’l conference in Dhaka on Nov 21-22
(The ensuing international conference and expo on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Dhaka will have special focus on the readymade garments (RMG) sector, organisers said.)
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/bizcare-to-hold-intl-conference-in-dhaka-on-nov-21-22-1509448604
* European investors keen on Bangladesh
(…For instance, 24 years ago, international retailers did not want to travel to Gazipur, where the garment factories were mushrooming then.
“But now, Gazipur has become the centre point for garment sourcing companies. This is the way Bangladesh changed over the last 24 years.”…)
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/european-investors-keen-bangladesh-1485082
* Garment exports to US in slow lane
(Garment export from Bangladesh to the US has not been growing much in recent months as other countries like India, Vietnam, Pakistan and even Mexico are gaining ground in the market.
….“Those investors are yet to retreat from Vietnam. That’s why Vietnam is performing very well in the US markets and we are going down,” …)
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/garment-exports-us-slow-lane-1486555
* Home textile industry in a fix
http://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/no-frills/home-textile-industry-fix-1487296
* Savar leather estate project delayed again
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/savar-leather-estate-project-delayed-again-1487905
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/27900/tannery-relocation-deadline-extended-again
INDIA
* Industry not paying minimum wages has no right to continue: Delhi HC
http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/industry-not-paying-minimum-wages-has-no-right-to-continue-delhi-hc/story-aePLBm1tx3NJPN277RfDnM.html
* Garment exporters warn government of nationwide protests if duty drawback is not hiked
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/garment-exporters-warn-government-of-nationwide-protests-if-duty-drawback-is-not-hiked/articleshow/61523036.cms
* Business hit, enforce fuel ban in phases: Garment industry
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/biz-hit-enforce-fuel-ban-in-phases-garment-industry/articleshow/61537658.cms
* Industry welcomes initiatives for powerloom sector
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/industry-welcomes-initiatives-for-powerloom-sector/article19958856.ece
* CCI procures 250 quintals of cotton at MSP
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/nov/08/cci-procures-250-quintals-of-cotton-at-msp-1695108.html
* Bt cotton eating into other crop areas, crackdown on
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/bt-cotton-eating-into-other-crop-areas-crackdown-on/articleshow/61525291.cms
* Cotton ready for harvest, crop loss likely in a few pockets
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/nov/02/cotton-ready-for-harvest-crop-loss-likely-in-a-few-pockets-1689756.html
* CBI to probe pesticide poisoning deaths of 48 farmers in Maharashtra (& 800 farmers hospitalised)
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/nov/02/cbi-to-probe-pesticide-poisoning-deaths-of-48-farmers-in-maharashtra-1690321.html
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/maharashtra-government-wants-cbi-to-probe-pesticide-related-farmers-deaths/story-lIS8SOHgOtME1DG6cfgksL.html
* Cotton ready for harvest, crop loss likely in a few pockets
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/nov/02/cotton-ready-for-harvest-crop-loss-likely-in-a-few-pockets-1689756.html
* Now, special officials to monitor cotton purchase in Warangal
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/nov/01/now-special-officials-to-monitor-cotton-purchase-in-warangal-1688741.html
* Rahul Gandhi to discuss GST issues with meet textile traders in Surat today
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/rahul-to-discuss-gst-issues-with-meet-textile-traders-in-city-today/articleshow/61553153.cms
* GST relief too late, damage already done: Textile leaders
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/gst-relief-too-late-damage-already-done-textile-leaders/articleshow/61377021.cms
* A fading trademark: Handloom weavers of Thathayangarpettai move on
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/a-fading-trademark-handloom-weavers-of-thathayangarpettai-move-on/articleshow/61231563.cms
* 9 october: ‘Prevent suicides in knitwear industry’
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/prevent-suicides-in-knitwear-industry/articleshow/61095125.cms
PAKISTAN
* Women and wages in Pakistan
https://dailytimes.com.pk/135254/women-wages-pakistan/
* Govt urged to ensure right to fair trial for all
(..They also emphasised the need to understand the challenges being faced by Pakistan and asked the international community for continued cooperation to help Pakistan to improve human and labour rights situation in Pakistan.
The consultation on Human Rights Treaties and Core Labour Rights, organised by Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) was…)
https://dailytimes.com.pk/133617/govt-urged-ensure-right-fair-trial/
* 40% of one million powerlooms closed: FCCI
https://www.dawn.com/news/1367398
* Powerloom workers announce protest campaign
https://www.dawn.com/news/1367606
* Textile sector: Revision in incentive policy lauded
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1546460/2-textile-sector-revision-incentive-policy-lauded/
* FIA team to bring Hammad Siddiqui back from Dubai (Baldia factory fire)
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1552456/1-fia-team-bring-hammad-siddiqui-back-dubai/
* ‘Four govt servants acted as facilitators in Baldia factory fire tragedy’
https://dailytimes.com.pk/135478/four-govt-servants-acted-facilitators-baldia-factory-fire-tragedy/
* Hammad Siddiqui makes shocking revelations about Baldia incident
https://dailytimes.com.pk/135438/hammad-siddiqui-makes-shocking-revelations-baldia-incident/
* Baldia factory fire accused Hammad Siddiqui likely to be extradited by next week: sources
https://dailytimes.com.pk/135593/baldia-factory-fire-accused-hammad-siddiqui-likely-extradited-next-week-sources/
* Baldia factory fire:
The horrible pre-planned incident of torching the Baldia Town factory on the instructions of a powerful lobby in the MQM because of non-payment of “protection money” by the factory owners in which 258 workers of the factory were burnt alive became the cause of the MQM’s debacle.
I appeal to the prosecution to prepare a flawless case against the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
Hasan Afzaal
Karachi
Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2017
https://www.dawn.com/news/1368238/baldia-factory-fire
* Baldia factory fire: UAE gets Pak request to hand over Hammad Siddiqui
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/241447-Baldia-factory-fire-UAE-gets-Pak-request-to-hand-over-Hammad-Siddiqui
* ‘Govt uninterested in addressing issues of exports sector’
https://dailytimes.com.pk/133882/govt-uninterested-addressing-issues-exports-sector/
* Cotton production rises 17.07%
https://www.dawn.com/news/1368204/cotton-production-rises-1707pc
UZBEKISTAN
* Child Labor Returns to Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields
https://www.solidaritycenter.org/child-labor-returns-uzbekistans-cotton-fields/
* Workers get only 4% of price of clothes sold in Australia: Oxfam
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/workers-get-only-4pc-price-clothes-sold-australia-oxfam-1483582
VIETNAM
* Textile & garment projects revived, but face new barriers
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/188673/textile—garment-projects-revived–but-face-new-barriers.html
* Vietnamese workers could earn $13,000 per year at special economic zones: official
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/economy/vietnamese-workers-could-earn-13-000-per-year-at-special-economic-zones-official-3661845.html
CAMBODIA
* 19 hurt in garment factory boiler explosion
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/boiler-explosion-injures-19
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http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5088370/six-hurt-garment-factory-blast/
* A close look at the garment sector with GMAC’s John Cha
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5088184/close-look-garment-sector-gmacs-john-cha/
* Garment exports to slow
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/garment-exports-slow
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http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087817/gmac-garment-exports-grow-5/
MYANMAR/BURMA
* Factory sacks ten workers, alleging thefts
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/factory-sacks-ten-workers-alleging-thefts.html
* Myanmar garment sector sees explosive growth
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/12210
* Thai footwear-maker to sign MoU with Myanmar workers
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/thai-footwear-maker-sign-mou-myanmar-workers.html
THAILAND
* 3000 Myanmar workers stage protest in shoe factory
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/12146
MALAYSIA
* MTUC tells private firms not to resist 90 days maternity leave
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/29/mtuc-tells-private-firms-not-to-resist-90-days-maternity-leave/
BANGLADESH
* Discrimination against women in RMG
http://www.thedailystar.net/editorial/discrimination-against-women-rmg-1482748
* 16 young trade union leaders trained
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/16-young-trade-union-leaders-trained-1483666
* Inclusive business: Ladder for higher productivity, better working condition
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/inclusive-business-ladder-for-higher-productivity-better-working-condition-1509293997
* Are enough actions being taken to ensure safe working conditions in RMG industry?
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/are-enough-actions-being-taken-to-ensure-safe-working-conditions-in-rmg-industry-1509291946
* Bangladesh RMG industry needs innovation, but the risks must be managed
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/bangladesh-rmg-industry-needs-innovation-but-the-risks-must-be-managed-1509291651
* Labour rights better now: BGMEA chief
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/labour-rights-better-now-bgmea-chief-1509291059
* Accord may stay beyond 2018
http://www.newagebd.net/article/27023/accord-may-stay-beyond-2018
* Accord to stay on till a local regulator takes over
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2017/10/26/accord-remain-operational-beyond-may-2018/
* Ethiopia: A new competitor for Bangladesh RMG export?
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/ethiopia-a-new-competitor-for-bangladesh-rmg-export-1509290838
* A unique platform for the global textile value-chain (ITMF- The International Textile Manufacturers Federation )
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/a-unique-platform-for-the-global-textile-value-chain-1509290613
* Corruption huge problem for Bangladesh trade, investment climate: Bernicat
http://www.newagebd.net/article/27295/corruption-huge-problem-for-bangladesh-trade-investment-climate-bernicat
* The American market for Bangladesh garments
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/special-issues/rmg-textile-4/the-american-market-for-bangladesh-garments-1509293513
* Marks & Spencer to source more from Bangladesh
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/marks-spencer-source-more-bangladesh-1481788
INDIA
* Khadi, handloom empowering poor, says PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat radio programme
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/oct/29/khadi-handloom-empowering-poor-says-pm-modi-in-mann-ki-baat-radio-programme-1686200.html
* Angry farmers destroy cotton crops in 3 districts
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/angry-farmers-destroy-cotton-crops-in-3-districts/articleshow/61316213.cms
* Man who exposed illegal HT cotton sale wanted govt to act
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/man-who-exposed-illegal-ht-cotton-sale-wanted-govt-to-act/articleshow/61307363.cms
* Telangana cotton farmers worst affected by Tobacco Streak Virus: Study
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/oct/26/telangana-cotton-farmers-worst-affected-by-tobacco-streak-virus-study-1683359.html
* What MSP? Traders take Telangana cotton farmers for a ride
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/oct/26/what-msp-traders-take-telangana-cotton-farmers-for-a-ride-1683358.html
* Powerloom weavers to protest against SMC
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/powerloom-weavers-to-protest-against-smc/articleshow/61211433.cms
* Powerloom sector sceptical of Centre’s SAATHI initiative
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/powerloom-sector-sceptical-of-centres-saathi-initiative/articleshow/61231319.cms
* Textile traders’ anger over GST may hit BJP’s prospects in five assembly seats
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/textile-traders-anger-over-gst-may-hit-bjps-prospects-in-five-assembly-seats/articleshow/61349319.cms
PAKISTAN
* Sexual harassment at workplace: Lack of awareness lets harassers go scot free
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/240612-Sexual-harassment-at-workplace-Lack-of-awareness-lets-harassers-go-scot-free
* Hammad Siddiqui will be given ‘clean chit’ soon, predicts MQM leader (Baldia factory fire)
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1544581/1-hammad-siddiqui-will-given-clean-chit-soon-predicts-mqm-leader/
* SHC summons complete records in Baldia factory fire case
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1543112/1-shc-summons-complete-records-baldia-factory-fire-case/
* Baldia factory fire prime suspect Hammad Siddiqui ‘arrested in Dubai’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1543027/1-baldia-factory-fire-prime-suspect-hammad-siddiqui-arrested-dubai/
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1366749/baldia-factory-fire-accused-hammad-siddiqui-arrested-in-dubai
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https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/240113-Key-suspect-in-Baldia-factory-fire-Hammad-Siddiqui-arrested-in-Dubai
* SHC restrains action against business partners of Ali Enterprises
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1542282/1-shc-restrains-action-business-partners-ali-enterprises/
* Textile Mill worker’s arm amputated after accident
https://www.dawn.com/news/1366293/mill-workers-arm-amputated-after-accident
* Meeting to address issues facing textile industry soon
https://dailytimes.com.pk/131545/meeting-address-issues-facing-textile-industry-soon/
* PTI working on draft textile policy
https://www.dawn.com/news/1366925/pti-working-on-draft-textile-policy
* CM approves garments city project
https://www.dawn.com/news/1051973
* Invisible workers (home-based workers)
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/240686-Invisible-workers
CHINA
* Beijing garment industry resists Congress lockdown
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/beijing-garment-industry-resists-congress-lockdown-1480816
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/oct/23/beijing-garment-industry-resists-congress-lockdown-1680671.html
VIETNAM
* VN textile industry needs to spin a new yarn
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/416030/vn-textile-industry-needs-to-spin-a-new-yarn.html
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http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/188872/vn-textile-industry-needs-to-spin-a-new-yarn.html
* Fast fashion competition bursting at the seams in Vietnam
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/fast-fashion-competition-bursting-at-the-seams-in-vietnam-3659659.html
CAMBODIA
* Unpaid workers camp out
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087420/unpaid-workers-camp/
* Workers told of wages boost
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087388/workers-told-wages-boost/
* One hurt in factory blast
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087419/one-hurt-factory-blast/
* Boost for the garment industry
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5086890/boost-garment-industry/
MYANMAR / BURMA
* Labour confederation wants new K6600 minimum wage
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/labour-confederation-wants-new-k6600-minimum-wage.html
* Garment workers live in shadow of poverty
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/workers-live-shadow-poverty.html
BANGLADESH
* Mauritius recruits apparel workers free of migration cost
http://www.newagebd.net/article/26814/mauritius-recruits-apparel-workers-free-of-migration-cost
* BTUC demands revamp of labour law
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/BTUC-demands-revamp-of-labour-law/54137
* Labour leaders for repealing laws against workers’ rights
http://www.newagebd.net/article/26618/labour-leaders-for-repealing-laws-against-workers-rights
* Repeal laws curtailing workers’ democratic rights: labour leaders
http://www.newagebd.net/article/26655/repeal-laws-curtailing-workers-democratic-rights-labour-leaders
* Gas crisis affects production at 350 apparel units: BGMEA
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/gas-crisis-affects-production-350-apparel-units-bgmea-1479940
* 22 firms sign MoUs for investment in Kakatiya Textile Park
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2017/oct/22/22-firms-sign-mous-for-investment-in-kakatiya-textile-park-1679989.html
* Cotton waste smuggling to India causes raw materials crisis
http://www.newagebd.net/article/26717/cotton-waste-smuggling-to-india-causes-raw-materials-crisis
INDIA
* Major fire at hosiery unit in Ludhiana
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/oct/24/major-fire-at-hosiery-unit-in-ludhiana-1681318.html
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/major-fire-at-hosiery-unit-in-ludhiana/articleshow/61196344.cms
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http://hindustantimes.com/punjab/fire-breaks-out-at-hosiery-unit-in-punjab-s-ludhiana/story-FXssLPVBVhoMHIKugeCHvJ.html
* 18 Years and Counting: Florin D and UNISco Workers Wait for Justice
(about shoe factories workers)
http://tnlabour.in/factory-workers/5919
* TRS leaders object to Ponnam’s charges
(‘Wrong to say that Vinod Kumar is behind shifting of textile mill to Warangal’ )
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/trs-objects-to-ponnams-charges/article19909671.ece
* A turning point in Tirupur
(Migrant labourers help garment exporters production schedule up in post-Deepavali days)
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-turning-point-in-tirupur/article19900318.ece
* State inks 14 MoU with textile companies
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/state-inks-14-mou-with-textile-companies/article19904482.ece
* Black day for Sircilla weavers: Ponnam
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/black-day-for-sircilla-weavers-ponnam/article19904486.ece
* Textile processors, weavers oppose SMC’s waste collection project
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/textile-processors-weavers-oppose-smcs-waste-collection-project/articleshow/61192853.cms
* Warangal textile park promises opportunities for locals, weavers
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/oct/22/warangal-textile-park-promises-opportunities-for-locals-weavers-1679629.html
* Mega Textile Park: Telangana State government inks 14 MoUs
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/oct/23/mega-textile-park-telangana-state-government-inks-14-mous-1680314.html
* Is Kakatiya textile park a part of SITP?, BJP asks Tel govt
http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/oct/23/is-kakatiya-textile-park-a-part-of-sitp-bjp-asks-tel-govt-1680719.html
* Uncertain weather, pests hit cotton yield in Warangal; farmers blame BT variety
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/oct/25/uncertain-weather-pests-hit-cotton-yield-in-warangal-farmers-blame-bt-variety-1682219.html
* Illegal GM cotton spreads in Telangana, officials say ball in Centre’s court
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/illegal-gm-cotton-spreads-in-telangana-officials-say-ball-in-centres-court/articleshow/61140967.cms
* Govt to take action after ICAR probe on spurious cotton seeds
http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/oct/23/govt-to-take-action-after-icar-probe-on-spurious-cotton-seeds-1680498.html
* Gujarat cotton farmers to get Rs 100 per 20 kg bonus
http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/oct/23/gujarat-cotton-farmers-to-get-rs-100-per-20-kg-bonus-1680519.html
* Puma relishes Rihanna brand impact, fears discounts
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2017/oct/24/puma-relishes-rihanna-brand-impact-fears-discounts-1681521.html
PAKISTAN
* SITE garments factory fire causes millions in damage
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/239193-SITE-garments-factory-firecauses-millions-in-damage
&
https://dailytimes.com.pk/129735/fire-burns-garments-export-company/
* Home-based workers and social protection
https://dailytimes.com.pk/127225/home-based-workers-social-protection/
&
https://dailytimes.com.pk/127990/home-based-workers-registered-given-rights/
* Call for protecting rights of home-based workers
https://www.dawn.com/news/1365256/call-for-protecting-rights-of-home-based-workers
* ‘Regularise home-based workers, register them with SESSI, EOBI’
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/238505-Regularise-home-based-workers-register-them-with-SESSI-EOBI
* Approved policy on home-based women workers yet to be enforced
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/238216-Approved-policy-on-home-based-women-workers-yet-to-be-enforced
* Cotton production up 37%
https://www.dawn.com/news/1364683/cotton-production-up-37pc
* Cotton trading remains firm on demand for better grades
https://dailytimes.com.pk/127195/cotton-trading-remains-firm-demand-better-grades/
* Pakistan fails to achieve desired results from GSP Plus
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1536106/pakistan-fails-achieve-desired-results-gsp-plus/
* Crisis turns powerlooms into junk: Dismantled units are being sold at Rs65 per kg
https://www.dawn.com/news/1364780/crisis-turns-powerlooms-into-junk-dismantled-units-are-being-sold-at-rs65-per-kg
* Digital printing will spark revolution in textile industry: LCCI
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1537201/2-digital-printing-will-spark-revolution-textile-industry-lcci/
* Textile exports up 8% to $3.26 billion in July-Sept
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/238816-Textile-exports-up-8pc-to-326-billion-in-July-Sept
* Textile, clothing exports grow 8%
https://www.dawn.com/news/1365894/textile-clothing-exports-grow-8pc
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