The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
- At least two workers were killed and five injured in a textile studio fire in the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep. The Fire erupted on the fourth floor of the Sahinbey Office Building, with workers trapped inside. ZAMAN
- Hossain Khaled, the president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), has invited Thai investors to invest in prospective areas, adding that a special economic zone (SEZ) could be set up for them. He said Thailand may extend its market access to all Bangladeshi products for healthy and long-term growth of bilateral cooperation. THE DAILY OBSERVER
- The Japanese government is considering further relaxing the conditions of rules of origin to boost Bangladesh knit apparel exports to the country. Japan said it has already made a preliminary decision to provide official development assistance (ODA) to the mega projects identified by the country's two prime ministers. DHAKA TRIBUNE
- Sri Lanka's footwear and leather exports have doubled in a year to US$110m and posted their highest revenues in recent times. The performance supports the export promotion efforts of the government, Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has said. The sector recently provisioned its first modern tannery complex. DAILY NEWS
- German campaign group The European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) this week started a legal campaign against German retailer KiK for further compensation over the 2012 Ali Enterprises fire. CLOTHESOURCE
