SIS garments workers stage sit-in for dues

The workers of SIS Garments staged a sit-in-demonstration at Muktangan in the city Wednesday demanding all outstanding arrears and the arrest of their employer.

The leaders of National Garments Workers Federation (NGWF) claimed that SIS Garments authority illegally closed the factory on September 13 without prior notice, said a press release.

They further claimed that the authority did not pay the wages of three months from July to September and overtime dues of five months from May to September.

The authority must pay rightful compensation with all the dues to the workers, the leaders demanded, added the release.

The federation President Amirul Haque Ameen, central leaders Faruq Khan, Arzu Ara and Bangladesh Garments Sramik Oikkyo Parisad leader Alomgir Roni, addressed the workers.

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Bangladesh garment exporters to use Pakistani fabric for EU

Bangladesh has agreed, in principle, to issue GSP "Form A" to imported fabric from Pakistan from January 1, 2010. This was stated by Federal Advisor on Textile Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig in a statement issued here on Tuesday. Dr Baig said that he had taken up the matter with the authorities in Bangladesh at several forums in the context of Sri Lanka, which also allowed a similar facility to Pakistani fabric.

He said that Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are members of SAARC, which allows duty free trade of ggoods among the member states. Dr Baig said that garment manufacturers in Bangladesh would buy Pakistani fabric after this facility, thus providing a boost to Pakistani fabric. He pointed out that Bangladesh Textile Manufacturers and Exporters Association was opposing the import of fabric from Pakistan for the manufacture of garments when European Union had allowed GSP Plus status to Bangladesh.

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Garment retailers urged to pay Asian living wage

Activists in 11 European countries are launching a series of campaigns this week calling for retailers to pay a living wage to all garment workers in their supply chains.

In particular they are pressing retail giants such as Carrefour, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl to take up a ground-breaking new proposal for an Asia Floor Wage (AFW) which would see the equivalent of a 475 dollars a month minimum wage throughout Asia.

"The Asia Floor Wage Alliance is uniting unions and NGOs in Asia around a common wage demand," says Mr Jeroen Merk of the Clean Clothes Campaign International Secretariat. "It's a powerful response to industry practices that have kept wages at a poverty level and play off workers against each other."

The AFW, calculated using the World Bank's purchasing power parity, would allow workers to purchase the same set of goods and services across key garment-producing countries in Asia, the campaigners suggest.

They add that a living wage is regularly denied to workers in the garment industry where workers, mainly women, who produce clothing for international retail chains often live in severe poverty.

The proposals will be formally launched with events in countries across Asia this week including India, Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh.

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Service reforms clothing accessory culture

Marketing measures like star advertisement, follow-up by imitation, discount and promotion adopted frequently in the past have all failed to be effective in the face of rational customers, many brand operators admitted.

For customers with little difference in culture, lifestyle and consumption demand, the clothing brands, transforming from focusing style to brand operation and owning the similar consumption groups, find it difficult to stand out from the comparable brands irrespective of the fact that they make a luxurious exhibition of their brand culture in fairs or promote the brand image by extensive advertisement campaign.

As the similarity of products, price, shopping environment and target consumers becomes more obvious, it has become an indisputable fact for the success of terminal stores that adopting the brand image to increase the product value and expediting the realization of product value by service value of the brands.

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Marks & Spencer unveils its autumn collection 2009

Marks & Spencer India has announced the launch of its autumn collection 2009 across all its stores in the country.

Deep, rich and opulent colours like blue, reds and pinks with fabrics full of detail and texture describe the autumn ’09 collection. Catering to the Global Indian, the new range includes menswear, womenswear, lingerie, kidswear and home decor, using fabrics and styles that are synonymous with style and comfort.

With something for everyone, the autumn collection 2009 promises to colour the season with high quality great value clothing and home products. Also launching this season some new product categories like luggage, men’s footwear, kids’ toys and books.

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Employees Oldage Benefits Institution (EOBI) Now Made Part of Textile Policy

The government has for the first time made the Employees Oldage Benefits Institution (EOBI) part of the textile policy and allowed its reimbursement to encourage women employment in textile industry and support the handicapped employees in textile units registered with the Ministry of Textile.

A notification was issued in this regard on October 1, 2009 which specifies that the reimbursements under this notification shall be allowed for contributions made till 30th June, 2014. The documents available to Business Recorder state that this order may be called the Reimbursement of EOBI Contribution, 2009, which extends to the whole of Pakistan.

It shall be applicable only to the extent of payments made by textile units towards EOBI contributions for women workers and the handicapped in their respective units. It shall come into force at once. The reimbursements under this Order shall be allowed for payments made from 1st October, 2009 onwards.

The reimbursement shall be available to all textile units registered with the Ministry of Textile Industry. The unit shall be a registered sole proprietor, partnership or a company and shall be a member of a textiles association registered with the Directorate of Trade Organisations, Ministry of Commerce.

The registered units shall furnish data and any information related to the unit's operations, employees, domestic sales, accounts and exports as and when required by the Ministry of Textile Industry. The units shall submit modified PE-01 and PR01 forms specified at Annexure I and II respectively to EOBI along with special identification number provided by the Ministry of Textiles Industry and EOBI registration number.

Textiles units claiming re-imbursement shall submit revised PR-02-A form specified at Annexure III to EOBI on monthly basis. EOBI shall forward instructions duly signed by notified persons to NBP, on quarterly basis to make payments, to compliant textiles units' equivalent to contribution made by them for female and handicapped employees in the preceding three months.

NBP will make payments to the beneficiaries on receipt of instructions from EOBI. The payments will be made from the same branches through which the EOBI contributions were made and through the mode and method as may be determined by the NBP. The receipt of reimbursement payments shall be properly reflected in the book of accounts and other relevant financial statements of the unit.

Random, on-the-spot checks and audits shall be carried out where deemed necessary by the EOBI or its representatives to verify the authenticity of information provided by the unit and reimbursement received under this Order. Any unit which is in contravention of the provisions of this Order, through acts of omission or commission, and files fraudulent or false claims shall be liable to penalties under EOBI Act of 1976.

The appellate authority where penalties have been imposed shall be the Secretary, Ministry of Textile Industry. The Federal Government reserves the right to make any changes, additions, deletions and modifications in the scheme under this Order which it may consider necessary or to discontinue the scheme under this Order at any time. Any interpretation or clarification required regarding the application of this Order shall be made by the Ministry of Textile Industry.

While commenting on this order, Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Textile Ministry and Industry Waqar Masood Khan told Business Recorder on Friday that for the first time EOBI has been made part of the Textile Industry under the new textile policy. He further said that the new policy encompasses indigenization, women employment support programme and support for disabled, and handicapped. Waqar said that there is no age limitation and a person with one year service could also benefit under EOBI.

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FPCCI’s Nominated M A Jabbar as Chairman

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has nominated M A Jabbar as chairman standing committee on World Trade Organisation (WTO).

He has been also advised to revive the WTO resource center initially se up during 2003-04 at the PFCCI. The resource centre was supported by department for International Trade Development, UK, as part of its programme to develop the capacity, says a press release.

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Government provides Rs. 5 crore to upgrade the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum

The Government has provided Rs. 5 crore to upgrade the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum (Crafts Museum), said Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister of Textiles while inaugurating a month-long exhibition of arts and crafts titled “India Craft Journey”, here today. Also present on the occasion were Tmt. Rita Menon, Secretary (Textiles), Ms. Jaya Jaitley, Dastkari Haat Samiti and Thiru B..K Sinha Development Commissioner , Handlooms .

The Minister said that an amalgamation of crafts and textiles representing the tradition of each State, the exhibition is being organized by the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum (Crafts Museum) in association with Dastkari Haat Samiti. Describing the exhibition as a “living folk culture” of the country, Thiru. Maran said it will highlight the map project started by the Samiti in 1994 with the intention of educating the public about the rich arts and crafts. These precious maps will be kept intact at one place so that discerning art lovers can see and understand our culture heritage, said Thiru Maran.

The Minister said that the art installations focus on aesthetically beautiful crafts procured from village markets, created at design workshops or sold at commercial outlets, and the message of the exhibition is that craft are everywhere and it is for our people to recognize their value and enrich their lives with them. The array of textures, the vibrant colours, the craft pieces of each composition, some unusual, some traditional but shown in a new context, attempt to capture the essence and richness of the local cultures of India, said Thiru. Maran.

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BPL cards to be issued for garment workers in Karnata

In order to procure foodgrains at subsidised rates to garment factory workers, the Karnataka state government is planning to provide them below poverty line (BPL) ration cards, according to minister for food and civil supplies H Halappa.

It has been estimated that over four lakh people are working in garment units of Bangalore and a majority of them live below poverty line, Mr Halappa said while rejecting allegations made by the opposition that the state government does not distribute ration to BPL card holders.

During government’s verification process to weed out ineligible families and bogus cards, about 6.3 million BPL card holders out of 7.8 million had submitted their photo identity cards, the minister said.

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EU textile industry exempt from carbon trading plans

Key elements of the European Union (EU) textile and clothing industry are likely to be exempt from the EU's plans to auction carbon dioxide emissions permits from 2013 for a number of other industries.

The European Commission has unveiled a draft list of businesses it fears could relocate to jurisdictions with weaker climate change rules, which included textiles.

Under the list released on September 18, selected industries would have free carbon credits from 2013 to 2020; pollution permits would be capped at the 2007-08 levels of the most efficient 10 per cent of companies in a particular sector.

Clothing and textile industry sub-sectors receiving this treatment include manufacturers of cotton, wool, silk and flax-type fibres, the manufacture of starch products and dyes, and the manufactures of underwear, knitted and crocheted clothing and other apparel among others.

Brussels will review the list for final approval by the New Year, adding or removing some industries. This would follow December's UN Copenhagen conference and its hoped-for international climate change agreement.

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