Sri Lankan strategies

Sri Lanka pins its hopes on garments without guilt

Sri Lanka’s garment industry is hoping to differentiate itself by carving out a niche as an ethical producer. But will…

SRI LANKA: Looking for duty-free access into Canada

With no progress in sight for a free-trade agreement with the US, Sri Lanka is now trying to negotiate a…

SRI LANKA: Instruction manual to reduce gender bias at work

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) office in Sri Lanka and the Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC) are drafting a manual…

SRI LANKA: Apparel industry links up with NCSU

The North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Textile is planning to help upgrade Sri Lanka’s textile and apparel training…

SRI LANKA: No changes to GSP+ rules until 2007

The Sri Lankan office of the European Commission (EC) said on Friday (21 July) that changes to GSP+ rules will…

SRI LANKA: DogiEFA to begin operations in June next year

DogiEFA, the textiles joint venture between Spanish producer Dogi, Elastic Fabrics of America (EFA) and Mas Holdings, will bring its…

SRI LANKA: First privately-managed apparel industrial zone gets underway

On Wednesday 12 June, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) signed over infrastructure management rights of the Thulhiriya…

SRI LANKA: Trade talks with India aim to increase clothing access

The seventh round of technical-level negotiations between India and Sri Lanka on the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was…

SRI LANKA: Apparel industry fears impact of security troubles

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is worried about the impact of fraught domestic security issues in the face of sluggish exports.…