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China based analysts are raising concerns that the coronavirus (2019-nCo) outbreak will disrupt supplies of apparel to major international fashion brands. of key concern is the fact that government movement restrictions have impeded operations of clothing and textile manufacturers in provinces that are a key part of Chinese output: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shaoxing.…

A trainee scheme to bolster the number of Jordanian employees in the garment sector will lead to 350 Jordanians joining the workforce of major clothing manufacturer Classic Fashion Apparel Industry Ltd Co, with further expansion schemes already planned.

An agreement was inked in mid-July 2019 between the Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and Classic Fashion, whose headquarters is in Irbid, northern Jordan, to provide training and the possibility of joining the garment company’s workforce.…

The textile industry in Guatemala represents 8.9% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), but a rise in production costs is jeopardising the industry’s overseas sales competitiveness. Therefore, Guatemala producers are focusing on buying and installing cutting edge technology to improve existing operations and even create new business divisions, maintaining their competitiveness against other suppliers in the region, Alejandro Ceballos, president of the country’s Apparel & Textile Industry Association (Vestex).…

The new European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruţa Kövesi, has warned MEPs that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) due to launch later this year, lacks the funding and delegated national prosecutors necessary to tackle the a huge caseloads, including EUR30 to EUR60 billion (USD32 to 64 billion) cross border VAT fraud hitting the European Union (EU) annually.…

Kenya will start to grow genetically modified cotton this year, becoming the first country to do so in Eastern Africa. The move is significant as it is likely to inspire other counties in the region start to grow Bt cotton hybrids that are resistant to African bollworm and other pests.…

INDIAN authorities have seized more than US$120 million worth of unaccounted cash during the six-week long general election that concluded in May. Law enforcers have warned that this could be for vote buying, making a future government susceptible to corruption, promoting graft in business. Raghavendra Verma reports from New Delhi.

AS the afternoon heat ebbs in the middle of this Indian summer, a police team block a major highway outside the city of Nashik, in the western state of Maharashtra, rolling in wheeled yellow-coloured barricades. Soon a traffic jam builds up and policemen move from one car to another in search for cash, often hidden in door cavities or spare wheels.With…

THE TEXTILE finishing chemical sector in the UK and its customers are facing administrative disruption and additional costs now Britain has exited the European Union (EU)’s REACH chemical control system, from January 1. The entire EU system has now been transplanted in law onto the British statute book, and a UK REACH system will now apply for chemical manufacturers and importers within Great Britain.…

NATIONAL minimum wages have been rising in clothing manufacturing outsourcing hubs around the world, with low and medium-cost manufacturing centres increasing pay rates, as their governments seek to balance the need for export competitiveness with the value of industrial peace to avoid production disruption and the ability to retain experienced staff.…

THE ITALIAN food sector is at risk of major disruption from the outbreak of coronavirus in the north of the country, national food producer association Coldiretti has warned, since quarantined zones created by the Italian government affect 11 municipalities located in the Po Valley, an area which extends from in the Lombardy to Veneto region and which represents more than one third of Italy’s agri-food sector including supply chains of top selling foods like Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano.…

Supermarkets in Italy will stay open through the Covid-19 crisis, guaranteeing sales for Italy’s retail food brands, the Italian government has confirmed. This is despite tough new prevention measures imposed across the country on March 11, to slow the virus’ spread – these may actually increase food retail sales as from March 12, all commercial activities across Italy were closed until March 25, including bars and restaurants, with only food delivery to homes allowed as regards food service.…