In a contest co-organised by several organisations meant for the clothing industry workers in the country, designs of 20 garment workers were selected for the final round in a design competition.
The competition received more than 1000 entries from garment workers from across 35 factories, which has been organised under the aegis of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), NGO’s, private companies and the government.
In lunchtime meetings, held in factories across the Kingdom, entrants were encouraged to send in their original designs. In the final round, the contenders will be provided with the proto-types of their designs.
ILO is working with designers and tailors to have the garments stitched in time, to be worn in time for the finals of the competition to be held in the end of November.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Korea : PP manufacturing plant of Honam to restart on Oct 16 - Textile News Korea
A PP manufacturing plant, owned by Honam Petrochemical company, South Korea, which was shut down under a planned maintenance shutdown will restart operations on October 16.
A spokesperson of Hanom told fibre2fashion that, the PP plant which has a capacity of 300,000 tons per annum was shut down for maintenance on October 10, will restart operations on October
Hanom Petrochemical Company operates three other plants which are all running at full capacity.
A spokesperson of Hanom told fibre2fashion that, the PP plant which has a capacity of 300,000 tons per annum was shut down for maintenance on October 10, will restart operations on October
Hanom Petrochemical Company operates three other plants which are all running at full capacity.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
India : Mr Maran against subsidies on raw cotton export - Textile News India
Batting for the textile sector, the Union Textiles Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, urged the Prime Minister to not provide incentives for exports of raw cotton from the country.
He said, providing incentives to exporters of raw cotton would only work against the interests of the sector, as it would make them un-competitive in global markets.
The interests of the cotton growers had already been looked into, as the Minimum Support Price (MSP) had been increased by 25-40 percent, last year.
Providing subsidy on export on exports of raw cotton was akin to subsidizing textile sectors of other countries, at the cost of the industry in India.
Giving an example, he said, last year the cost of cotton for Indian cotton was lesser for those countries who had imported it, than for Indian manufacturers.
The incentive has come for review again at the commerce ministry, as the subsidy was implemented for a period of one year, in 2008.
He said resurgence was beginning to show in the sector since the last four months and an extension of the subsidy would prove detrimental for the industry at large.
He said, providing incentives to exporters of raw cotton would only work against the interests of the sector, as it would make them un-competitive in global markets.
The interests of the cotton growers had already been looked into, as the Minimum Support Price (MSP) had been increased by 25-40 percent, last year.
Providing subsidy on export on exports of raw cotton was akin to subsidizing textile sectors of other countries, at the cost of the industry in India.
Giving an example, he said, last year the cost of cotton for Indian cotton was lesser for those countries who had imported it, than for Indian manufacturers.
The incentive has come for review again at the commerce ministry, as the subsidy was implemented for a period of one year, in 2008.
He said resurgence was beginning to show in the sector since the last four months and an extension of the subsidy would prove detrimental for the industry at large.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Guatemala : CEADEL & Nicotex sign breakthrough agreement - Apparel News Guatemala
A joint campaign by the National Labor Committee (NLC and the Guatemalan Center for Studies and Support for Local Development (CEADEL) has resulted in major improvements in respect for women's rights, labor rights and health and safety conditions at the Nicotex garment factory.
According to the agreement between CEADEL, factory management and representatives of the workers, the workers have won the right to healthcare. Significant health and safety improvements have been implemented. All overtime will be voluntary. Vacation time and pay will be honored. And workers are guaranteed their right to defend their legal, women's and labor rights-including the right to organize an independent union. CEADEL will help train factory supervisors on respect for human, women's and worker rights. CEADEL will also verify factory conditions to guarantee that the agreement is fully implemented.
This campaign proves that international solidarity combined with the effective and dedicated work of local nongovernmental organizations such as CEADEL can result in major victories for workers across the developing world.
This is only the latest of several successful joint campaigns of the NLC and CEADEL.
According to the agreement between CEADEL, factory management and representatives of the workers, the workers have won the right to healthcare. Significant health and safety improvements have been implemented. All overtime will be voluntary. Vacation time and pay will be honored. And workers are guaranteed their right to defend their legal, women's and labor rights-including the right to organize an independent union. CEADEL will help train factory supervisors on respect for human, women's and worker rights. CEADEL will also verify factory conditions to guarantee that the agreement is fully implemented.
This campaign proves that international solidarity combined with the effective and dedicated work of local nongovernmental organizations such as CEADEL can result in major victories for workers across the developing world.
This is only the latest of several successful joint campaigns of the NLC and CEADEL.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
USA : Methods’ ETC 9 for fashion & sewn-products industries - Technology News USA
Methods Workshop LLC announces its all-new Engineered TruCost Version 9 (ETC 9), the next-generation release of its acclaimed standard data costing and methods engineering software solution for the fashion and sewn-products industries. ETC 9 couples the company’s 27 years of standard data systems experience with the latest Microsoft technologies to deliver a completely redesigned system that significantly advances the usability, capabilities, and benefits of this industry benchmark solution.
In company tests, ETC 9.0 performs up to 60% faster than prior versions while maintaining its documented predictive costing accuracy of ± 5% vs. actual production cost. Following in-depth internal testing and initial client production implementations, the new software is now available for general delivery worldwide.
“ETC 9 is much more flexible and extensible than our older system”, noted Diego Galeano, IT Analyst and Developer at childrenswear manufacturer C.I. Hermeco S.A. in Medellin, Colombia. “Thanks to Methods Workshop and their use of Microsoft technologies, we have been able to move all the data we needed from our old system into the new one. The usability of the new application has also improved significantly over previous versions and the learning curve is now shorter.”
Built on Microsoft’s .NET Framework and leveraging Microsoft’s SQL Server database software and Visual C# development tools, ETC 9 delivers powerful new capabilities and significantly improved performance through an entirely new, visually stunning user experience and rock-solid computing platform. Engineered TruCost maintains its core methods time measurement (MTM)-based standards that enable product developers and manufacturers to quickly and accurately predict product costs in advance of production, define operational best practices, and benchmark manufacturing performance against global standards.
ETC 9.0 comprises numerous new or improved time and cost-saving benefits, including:
• Simple drag & drop operation for creating styles and operations
• Clone existing styles/operations to streamline creation of new items
• Feature (sub-assembly) level costing enables quicker response to style changes
• Apply changes to one style, selective styles, or globally “where-used”
• Identify costs, production capacity, machine & thread requirements by factory or department
• Advanced search capabilities save time and eliminate redundancies
• Export style and operation details to Excel for specialized company outputs and evaluation
• Attach video, audio, image, and documents to styles, operations, or other system components
According to Methods Workshop President John Stern, “ETC 9.0 brings measurable new value to our current and future clients. Combining our industry-proven motion time standards with the latest Microsoft technology takes Engineered TruCost to a whole new level of usability, productivity, andprice-performance results.”
In company tests, ETC 9.0 performs up to 60% faster than prior versions while maintaining its documented predictive costing accuracy of ± 5% vs. actual production cost. Following in-depth internal testing and initial client production implementations, the new software is now available for general delivery worldwide.
“ETC 9 is much more flexible and extensible than our older system”, noted Diego Galeano, IT Analyst and Developer at childrenswear manufacturer C.I. Hermeco S.A. in Medellin, Colombia. “Thanks to Methods Workshop and their use of Microsoft technologies, we have been able to move all the data we needed from our old system into the new one. The usability of the new application has also improved significantly over previous versions and the learning curve is now shorter.”
Built on Microsoft’s .NET Framework and leveraging Microsoft’s SQL Server database software and Visual C# development tools, ETC 9 delivers powerful new capabilities and significantly improved performance through an entirely new, visually stunning user experience and rock-solid computing platform. Engineered TruCost maintains its core methods time measurement (MTM)-based standards that enable product developers and manufacturers to quickly and accurately predict product costs in advance of production, define operational best practices, and benchmark manufacturing performance against global standards.
ETC 9.0 comprises numerous new or improved time and cost-saving benefits, including:
• Simple drag & drop operation for creating styles and operations
• Clone existing styles/operations to streamline creation of new items
• Feature (sub-assembly) level costing enables quicker response to style changes
• Apply changes to one style, selective styles, or globally “where-used”
• Identify costs, production capacity, machine & thread requirements by factory or department
• Advanced search capabilities save time and eliminate redundancies
• Export style and operation details to Excel for specialized company outputs and evaluation
• Attach video, audio, image, and documents to styles, operations, or other system components
According to Methods Workshop President John Stern, “ETC 9.0 brings measurable new value to our current and future clients. Combining our industry-proven motion time standards with the latest Microsoft technology takes Engineered TruCost to a whole new level of usability, productivity, andprice-performance results.”
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