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Cross Stitches

The Hindu
03/03/2006

By Anuja Mirchandaney

My sister in the US recently bought a smartly embroidered top for $35, and was amused to find a `Made in India' tag. Had she known that only $1.8 of the retail price went for labour, she would have been shocked. While the Indian garment sector earns high export revenues, the flip side is that the substantial profit accruing to foreign retailers and, to a lesser extent, Indian manufacturers, is not reflected in the garment workers' wages.

City puts recyclers out on the curb

Baltimore Sun
12/18/2007

 

Well, that worked out well, didn't it?

I'm talking about those precious yellow recycling bins, which are probably selling on eBay for triple or quadruple their price even as we speak. Those now worth-their-weight-in-gold containers that thousands lined up to buy at this weekend's "Bin Kick-Off" events at several city schools, only to be turned away empty-handed when the city ran out of them.

Minimum wage for RMG workers likely by August

United News of Bangladesh
07/09/2006

The long-awaited minimum wage for the RMG workers is likely to be announced by August next, said former President of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Anisul Haq.

The process to fix the minimum wage is on. It's hard to exactly say right now what would be the amount. But BGMEA is concerned about the country's garment sector and trying its best to save it from getting into further trouble, he told reporters after a meeting with a group of 16 garment workers' associations Sunday.

Not made in the U.S.A.

Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus,Georgia)
07/03/2006

Many versions of Old Glory are manufactured outside the United States -- but does it matter?

By Damon Lawrence

A proposed amendment banning desecration of the American flag failed by one vote in the U.S. Senate last week. It might have passed had David Krieger Sr. been able to vote.

"I don't believe in desecration of the flag," he said.

Krieger, a national sales manager for C.F. Flag, a Huntsville, Ala., a company that manufactures American flags, has other opinions about the Stars and Stripes.

Students vs. Sweatshops, Round III; The Designated Supplier Program targets college clothing companies

ILRF
08/01/2006

By Mischa Gaus

CLAUDIA EBEL IS TRAVELING across Thailand this summer, but her itinerary is no vacation. The University of Colorado at Boulder sophomore is meeting with sweatshop workers, promoting a plan to change how college clothes are made -- and the lives of the people who make them.

SHIFTING APPAREL LANDSCAPE; TOP APPAREL-PRODUCING NATIONS RANKED BY U.S. IMPORTS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING MAY 31

Women's Wear Daily
08/12/2006

By Constance Gustke & Evan Clark

This is the age of Asia, including in apparel production. Indonesia, Cambodia and especially China are winning business away from Central America at an impressive clip. Even the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement last year, which lowers barriers to commerce, cannot stem the tide. So far, CAFTA has had minimal impact. For example, Mexico, which once had favorite apparel-making status, saw its business slip 13 percent in the 12-month period ending May 31. El Salvador and the Dominican Republic also have had double-digit dips.

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