Category: Emerging Markets
'Stitched-up' Croatian clothing workers call for higher wages
Researchers from the Croatian trade union Novi Sindikat, Eastwind-Institute and Clean Clothes Campaign have published a factsheet about workers in the clothing and footwear industries...
New investments for sock factory in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italian-owned Socksmaker 3, which has a production facility in Tesanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has announced new investments in the expansion of capacities this year.
Adidas starts sourcing sportswear from Myanmar
Sportswear retailer Adidas Group has begun sourcing from Myanmar following two years of “extensive stakeholder engagement” in the country.
Slowdown in Cambodia's clothing export growth rate
According to data from the Ministry of Commerce data, the growth in exports for Cambodia’s clothing the sector slowed to 4% last year, when garments...
Kordsa opens second tyre cord facility in Indonesia
Kordsa Global has opened its second tyre cord fabric and polyester yarn facility in Bogor-Citeureup, Indonesia, in a US$100m investment.
Israeli textile firm invests in Binh Dinh
Delta Galil Industries, an Israeli producer and distributor of apparel products, is to build a manufacturing plant in the south-central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh.
Bank not to probe link to Uzbek labour ‘abuses’
The decision by the World Bank’s internal watchdog not to investigate the link between the bank’s loans and Uzbek government-organised forced labour is alarming, said...
Estonian companies to benefit from Chinese exodus
Estonian companies could profit from production moving back to Europe from China, chairman of the Estonian Clothing and Textile Association, Meelis Virkebau told local media.
French fashion brand to open four shops in Romania
Louis Purple plans to open four new stores in Romania this spring.
Croatia sees large increase in clothing production
Clothing production in Croatia increased by 14. 5% year-on-year in 2014, with textile production 5.
Call for clothing buyers to help absorb new minimum wage in Cambodia
Global apparel brands that source their products from Cambodia should play a part in helping the industry absorb the new minimum wage of US$128 per...
Weaver from Myanmar wins entrepreneurs award
Phyu Ei Thein, the creator of the Sunflowers Group Social Enterprise, has received the Accelerating Women Entrepreneurship award, with a prize of US$2,500, from the...
Philippine abaca fibre market to grow at 5.7% to 2019
With the continuing development of the fibre craft industry in the Philippines, the abaca fibre market has been witnessing a boost owing to growing demand...
Quang Nam yarn production plant approved
The central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam has issued an investment certificate for the construction of a US$6m yarn production plant at the Tay An...
Bulgarian industry continues growth with optimistic plans for 2015
Although it is too early for official data from the National Statistical Institute, the Bulgarian textile and clothing industry performed well in 2014 and expected...
Estonian men’s shirt producer buys Swedish clothing business
Estonian men’s dress shirts and accessories producer Sangar has acquired Swedish company and brand Oscar of Sweden, which is represented in the Nordic countries, the...