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Keeping Vietnam’s textile and garment industry competitive
30/7/2016
Source: East Asia Forum
Vietnam has transformed from one of the world’s poorest countries to a lower middle income economy in just 25 years. Beginning in 1986, Vietnam undertook key structural reforms in various areas, including state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform, private sector development, financial reform, public expenditure management and trade liberalisation. The World Bank predicts that Vietnam could be at the same income level that Malaysia is today by 2035 if the government embraced a number of further structural and institutional reforms.
Summer Outward Bound
On 23rd July, 2016, DNG’s core team attended a one-day outdoor development program in Dongguan. The outreach training theme was “Knowledge, Practice and Team Spirit”. There were five major training programs. Through the group competitions and team games, the staff understood the importance of team communication and collaboration.
Tamil Nadu garment workers win 30% pay hike
21/7/2016
Source: The Economic Times
COIMBATORE: The Madras high court court has ordered a pay rise of up to 30 per cent for hundreds of thousands of garment workers in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the first minimum wage hike in more than 12 years.
Rising imports of used garment hit apparel industry
16/7/2016
Source: Business Standard
At a time when the Rs 2,50,000-crore domestic apparel industry faces a severe demand slowdown, rising imports of used garments are adding to the woes of garment manufacturers.
Categorised as restricted item (which means import not possible without government licences), the government has issued only 16 licences so far for players only in Kandla Specialised Economic Zone (SEZ). Import of used garments elsewhere in the country is banned.