The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world’s local media.
- A group of 300 garment factory workers walked off the job for the fourth time in a week on 17 May demanding payment of their April salaries. Workers first walked off on 12 May after a small percentage of them received partial payments. Factory managers say they have been facing financial hardships and are working to come up with the funds to make the payments PHNOM PENH POST
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Two bilateral agreements – financial cooperation and technical cooperation – have been signed between Germany and Bangladesh on the ‘financing of environment and safety retrofits in the Bangladesh readymade garment sector’. The objectives of the project are to enhance the capacity of the selected commercial banks to better address the funding needs of the RMG factories. BANGLADESH NEWS 24
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Vietnam’s garment-textile sector is expected to expand its markets once the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into force in early 2018, reducing tax on Vietnamese garments and textiles exported the EU to zero percent over the next seven years. To make use of opportunities offered by the pact, experts suggested local enterprises prepare to meet rules set by the deal, especially those regarding product origin. VIETNAM PLUS
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government is close to introduce a long-term and sustainable employment injury scheme to ensure better benefits and support for workers. She said there is a provision in the Bangladesh Labour Act to provide proper compensation to the deceased workers if they di
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