The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world’s local media.
- One garment worker has died and 21 others were hospitalised after they fainted at a Chinese-owned factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia earlier this month. The person felt dizzy and had difficulty breathing before fainting, and died in hospital. The factory, which employs more than 1,200 workers, was ordered to close for four days for an investigation. THE STRAITS TIMES
- Ethiopia plans to open six industrial parks over the coming years, with two set for completion in three months’ time. Up to US$500m will be invested in each, a senior government official has said. One in Addis Ababa, that houses Korean garment-maker Myungsung Textile Company and Taiwan’s George Shoe Corporation, is currently undergoing expansion work. The second is located in Awassa. REUTERS
- Bangladesh is to urge the US and other developed countries at the upcoming summit of the World Trade Organization to give duty-free access to garment items. Bangladesh businesses have to pay 15.62% duty for export of garments to the US, whereas Vietnam pays 8.38%, China 3% and Hong Kong 1.16%. THE DAILY STAR.
- Around 300 workers at Cambodia’s Shui Yat garment factory entered into a second day of strikes this week over the firing of two leaders of the factory’s chapter of the Free Trade Union (FTU). The two leaders – Sun Vanna and Phat On – were fired for leaving work early without notice. CAMBODIA DAILY.
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