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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:53:56 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:53:56 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The wide gulf that exists between US retailers, importers and textile makers was highlighted this week as Congress embarked on the first steps of a review of trade preference programmes and how they fit into US trade policy.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=106002Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 GMTLegislation that would extend the US' largest duty-free trade preference programme by ten years and allow textiles, apparel and footwear to be included for the first time, has been welcomed by apparel retailers and importers.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105995Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:00 GMTThe latest proposed reforms to create a harmonised and modernised European Union (EU) customs code could increase duties textile and clothing products.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105983Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:17:00 GMTNeil Kearney, general secretary of the International Textile, Garment, and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF) and a passionate defender of workers' rights, died of a heart attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh, early today (19 November).http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105982Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMTWestern apparel brands and retailers with an eye on sustainability are rolling out initiatives to recycle unwanted clothing instead of sending it to landfill. But while such actions from the likes of Marks & Spencer and Levi Strauss attract almost universal applause, there's a very different reaction in China where the practise carries a five-year prison sentence.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105943Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMTIndia's garment exports are being hit by rising cotton prices and fabric costs, which are forcing many exporters to cut production and meet orders at a loss, the country's official body of apparel exporters said at the weekend.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105931Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMTThe Jordan labour ministry wants all companies at the country's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) to join a pioneer project launched by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to assess the sector's compliance with international and local labour laws and treaties.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105922Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMTHigher volumes and prices combined with lower energy costs have helped Arvind Limited, one of India's largest textile and apparel makers, to a second-quarter profit of INR151.9m (US3.3m).http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105908Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMTFrance's Bernard Krief Consulting (BKC) is to set up a joint venture company with Chinese textile firm, Zhonghe, producing fabrics destined largely for the market in China.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105904Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMTThe Asian Floor Wage (AFW) Campaign, lauded so widely by activists in India and Sri Lanka and their supporters in the West, may not be as effective as its proponents expect.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105900Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMTLesotho's apparel exports - the bulk of which go to the lucrative US market - could be adversely affected by increased competition from low-cost Asian countries such as China and India, as well as the loss of preferential provisions in 2012 and 2015, a World Trade Organization (WTO) report says.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105895Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:17:00 GMTJapan textile producer Nisshinbo Holdings has announced it will cease production of cotton yarn in Japan by the end of fiscal 2010.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105897Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMTThe European Commission and European Environmental Agency have launched a pollution register for European industries.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105875Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:28:00 GMTThe growth of China's textile industry, protectionism and a new world economic order were among topics discussed by top textile industry executives at the recent International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) world conference.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105874Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:19:00 GMTWhile textile fairs around the world are still struggling to shrug off the heavy cloak of recession, the crowded aisles at the recent Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics' ten exhibition halls suggest recovery is already underway. As Vicky Sung reports, eco-friendly production and sustainability dominated the show.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105873Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:16:00 GMTColombia's textiles industry is suffering from the country's poor diplomatic relations with neighbour Venezuela, with trade falling sharply and 50,000 job losses this year.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105863Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:32:00 GMTA group of Australian and international wool industry representatives have teamed up to promote the ways in which the fibre can help to reduce global warming.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105858Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMTAn Indian textile mills federation is demanding an immediate ban on cotton exports as weak production in the country is leading to a "grave situation" for industry supplies.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105840Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:00 GMTThe global economic downturn, coupled with an absence of major sporting events this year, means the performance apparel market is likely to see a "significant and painful" drop in 2009. But despite this short-term slump, the long-term prospects for the sector are good, a new report from just-style has found.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105785Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMTNew technologies are set to slash raw material costs and allow faster, more efficient and highly flexible processing in the coated fabrics industry.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105835Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT