Category: Emerging Markets
Polish and Czech clothing workers in poverty wages claim
Low wages, forced and often unpaid overtime, and harmful working environments are some of the problems faced by clothing workers in Poland and the Czech...
Russian government approves new state programme for textiles
The Russian government has approved a new state programme for the development of the national textile and light industry for 2016.
Second life for old clothing in Bulgaria
A German entrepreneur has received funding of almost BGN2m (US$1. 1m) for a sorting centre for used textiles near Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Turkish investors eye Serbian workwear producer
A major Serbian workwear producer is likely to find a new owner as two potential buyers are eying the Vranje-based company, according to local media...
Malaysia to benefit from TPP agreement
The Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association expects the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to bring a new lease of life to the textile and clothing industry in Malaysia,...
SGS sets up testing accreditation scheme in Cambodia
SGS, through a technical partnership with the Thai government, has supported the Cambodian government in setting up an ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation scheme and founding...
Berrybenka to open pop-up stores in Indonesia
Indonesian online fashion boutique Berrybenka is to expand its services by opening pop-up stores in several major cities nationwide and improving customer relations through digital...
EU aid to boost Myanmar's clothing sector
The EU is continuing its commitment to assist Myanmar’s fledgling clothing sector with a €2. 8m (US$3. 0m) investment for development.
Bac Ninh grants investment licence to Singaporean apparel maker
Authorities in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Ninh have given an investment licence to Singaporean apparel producer Maple.
Marzotto gains full control of Lithuanian wool yarn producer
Italian textile producer Marzotto, which controls two companies in Lithuania’s second biggest city Kaunas, has been permitted full control of another company based in that...
Belarus to raise Chinese loan to upgrade Orsha Linen Mill
Belarus is planning to raise a preferential consumer loan worth US$51.
Aglika to open two new textile factories in 2016
With three factories – in Tvarditsa and Veliko Turnovo in Bulgaria, and in Largo, Florida, USA – textile producer Aglika will open two new factories...
Aster Textile buys El Cegar plant in Serbia
Turkish investor Aster Textile, which recently bought EI Cegar at auction for €1. 5m (US$1. 6m), will develop the textile plant in Nis.
EBRD supports Bosnian sock producer
Under its Women in Business Programme, designed to provide women with the finance and know-how to grow their business, the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
Clothing workers facing tough conditions in Myanmar, says Oxfam report
The clothing sector in Myanmar is booming owing to an upsurge in investment by international brands, but workers are facing tough conditions.
Apparel brands urged to pay living wage in Cambodia
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has called on brands such as H&M, Gap, Levi’s and Inditex to ensure Cambodian clothing manufacturing workers receive US$177 a...