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Last week we certified 46 factories in 12 countries:
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Algeria's Labour and Employment Minister says that the country's textile industry has a "great potential" for job creation. Speaking at a recent forum in the national capital of Algiers, Minister Mohamed El Ghazi said that the country has a skilled workforce and enough capacity to become a major engine of growth. (
Fibre2Fashion)
Bangladesh
The government of Bangladesh has announced that it is doubling the number of engineering firms to conduct the Detailed Engineering Assessments (DEA) as part of the ongoing safety remediation process. The move was announced after factory owners and government officials noted that the remediation process was taking longer than anticipated and that factory owners lacked some knowledge of the process. There are currently 13 engineering firms undertaking the remediation effort. (
Fibre2Fashion)
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has now cut ties with 42 production facilities in the country after 11 additional facilities were suspended for lack of progress on remediation plans. Alliance representatives say that the facilities in question failed to actively engage in the remediation process and were unable to provide sufficient evidence that they had satisfactorily completed the recommended remediations. (
New Age BD)
Over 100,000 poor and marginalized people in Bangladesh will be equipped with job skills for the textile and garment industry thanks to a project led by a British aid group."Sudokkho," previously known as the Skills and Employment Programme in Bangladesh, is a joint effort with other European aid groups aimed at training disadvantaged populations in the country and giving them access to good jobs. The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh says that skill development is crucial if Bangladesh hopes to remain competitive on the global stage. (
Fibre2Fashion)
Germany
German apparel company Lidl was recently criticized by the U.K.-based Guardian newspaper for allegedly exploiting foreign workers to produce an affordable denim line. The article points to a recent ad in a British newspaper boasting high street quality jeans for a heavily discounted price when compared to other retailers. So far, the company has not responded to the report. (
The Guardian)
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