January 24, 2013 International Textile And Fashion News Express

　 The European Parliament passed clothing Factory fire decision

The European Parliament passed a resolution to prevent fire casualties in clothing factories, especially in recent Bangladesh clothing factories. The resolution says that fires in Southeast Asia have killed hundreds of workers. Since 2005, about 600 garment workers have died in Bangladesh, and many fires have been avoided.

In view of the recent fire in the Tazreen factory in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Dhaka, at least 112 people were killed in November 2012, and 289 people died in the Karachi fire in September 2012. Therefore, the resolution calls on the Bangladesh government and Pakistan to continue to adjust the recent accidents and take measures to prevent the recurrence of tragedies, including the compliance of all manufacturers with health and safety regulations, especially the 2006 labour law of Bangladesh, and the establishment of an effective independent labor monitoring and monitoring system in industrial buildings.

The resolution said that members of the European Parliament (MEPs) looked forward to bringing those responsible for fire caused by negligence and other criminal activities to justice, and welcomed the measures taken by Bangladesh and the Pakistan government to provide assistance to victims and their families.

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) welcomed the European retailers who had already provided compensation for the victims and their families. The resolution said that members of the European Parliament (MEPs) encouraged other companies to learn from them.

The resolution calls on major international clothing brands to carefully examine their supply chain and work with subcontractors to improve occupational health and safety standards. The resolution calls on retailers, non-governmental organizations and other participants, including the relevant committees, to work together to develop a certification standard for voluntary marks, which proves that a product is produced in accordance with the core labor standards of the International Labour Organization.

Columbia will impose tariffs of $4 / kg on imported garments.

Columbia announced its entry into the country. Spin Goods and clothing impose an import duty of 4 US dollars / kg.

President Juan Manuel Santos announced the news at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Columbia Textile Fair.

The president said the announcement of new taxes was aimed at protecting the country from unfair competition. He said that recently, the import of low-cost textiles and clothing has been increasing, which poses a threat to the domestic textile industry in Columbia.

On the one hand, the import duties of $4 / kg were imposed on all textiles and clothing imports, and on the other hand, the existing tariffs on textiles and clothing were reduced from 15% to 10%. Therefore, the new measures will only affect the very low cost of textiles and clothing.

A unified tariff is imposed on clothing imports from all countries, with an initial period of six months. However, the tax time may be further extended according to the current anti-dumping conclusion.

About 475 exhibitors took part in the 2013 Columbia Textile Fair, which is the most important event of the Latin American textile and apparel chain. It has the most extensive exhibition, including textile materials, including chemicals, fiber, yarn and filament, textile and clothing machinery, including industrial clothing.

The exhibition will receive about 1500 buyers. They are from Ecuador, India, Brazil, Italy, Peru, Mexico, Turkey, Portugal, Spain and the United States, and the exhibition will be held for three days, closing on January 24, 2013.

India will soon set up inter ministerial Textile Group

India Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth said the India government will soon set up an inter ministerial group to solve labour problems and other problems, such as high tariffs on chemical fiber fabrics.

Speaking to the media at the India International Fashion Exhibition (IIGF), he said the inter ministerial group would stabilize the discontent of the textile and garment industry and make recommendations on appropriate solutions to solve these problems.

The inter ministerial group may be established in March this year. The panel will review the progress of the textile and garment industry every three months.

Most of the garments produced in India are cotton garments, and summer is the selling season for cotton garments. However, in order to achieve good business throughout the year, chemical fiber fabrics are needed, and India can not provide chemical fiber fabrics.

He said clothing exporters are striving to reduce the import duty of chemical fiber / mixed fabric from 21% to 5%.

The AEPC is also seeking to allow workers to work more than 60 hours a week, so that they can get overtime pay.

According to the latest data, in the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2012-13, India Clothing export Compared with the same period last year, it dropped by about 8% to $9 billion.