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.
The Lao garment industry has been hit by slowing output due to a shortage of raw materials, said the Lao Garment industry president Onesy Boutsivongsackd. He said that a number of major garment factories in Laos had stopped overtime operations due to textile shortages due to the flooding in Thailand. “The shortage of raw materials is due to the flooding in the Thai capital Bangkok and neighbouring provinces,” he said, saying that textile factories have been inundated, making it impossible to supply Lao factories. He added that exports have also been affected as Lao garment firms use Thailand as their major transit country. While factories have stopped overtime operations, they do not plan to lay of any staff. VIENTIANE TIMES.
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The Jordan Ministry of Labour has signed a co-operation agreement with the Jordan Garments, Accessories and Textile Exporters Association to increase the number of Jordanians recruited in this sector. Minister Maher Wakid said the proportion of workers in this sector is currently less than 25%, with the agreement looking to increase this rate. The sixteen association companies to sign the agreement plan to offer 1,800 jobs, while the ministry will offer JOD45 a month for each recruited worker for a year to support the recruitment process. JORDAN TIMES.
A boiler explosion at a garment factory in Bangladesh has left two people dead and 50 more injured. The explosion sparked fears of a fire, which set off a stampede in the seven floor building in Dhaka. As thousands rushed out of the building, many were trampled underfoot. CNN-IBN.
Hanes is set to close a facility in Chillicothe, Missouri, barely a year after requiring the sports-wear manufacturing factory. The company plans to move the manufacturing to Mexico, said Chillicothe mayor Chuck Haney, saying that jobs at the plant paid between $8-12 an hour “much more than in Mexico”. FOX4 NEWS.
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