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22 July 2014
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1. Bangladesh : GIZ, EU complete collaboration to improve the apparel industry
2. Bangladesh : Textile chemicals market to grow 7 % a year
3. Burma : Gap met le cap sur la Birmanie
4. Cambodia : Le Cambodge considère le Vietnam comme un grand ami
5. Cambodia : Garment factory donates rice to workers
6. Cambodia : Growth masks garment sector woes
7. Cambodia : Jean-Claude Poimboeuf, nouvel ambassadeur français
8. Cambodia : Shoe factory workers strike for seven demands
9. Cambodia : Will Adidas garment workers in its World Cup profit ?
10. Cambodia : Workers protest after factory ignores arbitrator
11. China : China sets up textile fund to boost Xinjiang stability
12. China : Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles to show future trends
13. China : Salon Chic Shanghai 2015, salon de l’habillement et des accessoires
14. China : Xinjiang plans to cultivate cotton sector
15. China : Xinjiang receives fund for textile and clothing industry
16. India : Government to encourage local textile producers
17. India : Indian apparel exporters discuss policy changes
18. India : Indian textile sector margins to normalize in H1 FY’ 15
19. Vietnam : Garments bag most investments in Ho Chi Minh City
20. Vietnam : HCMV : le textile attire les investisseurs
21. Vietnam : Libre-échange : opportunités et défis pour le textile-habillement
22. Vietnam : Vietnam’s Ha Nam permits Tai Yuen for textile plant
23. Vietnam : Trade promotion programme to help firms expand markets
24. Vietnam : Vinatex, Petrovietnam discuss fibre production and supply
25. Vietnam : Délégation d’entreprises vietnamiennes à Haïti
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GIZ, EU complete four years of collaboration in
Bangladesh
July 21, 2014 (Bangladesh)
The German Development Cooperation
(GIZ) and the European Union (EU) have
completed four years of their collaboration
for improving labour standards in
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG)
industry.
An event to mark the completion of four
years was organized in Dhaka by the
‘Promotion of Social and Environmental
Standards in Industry’ (PSES).
PSES project has been commissioned for five years from 2010 to 2015 by the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce being the
leading executing agency. The project is being co-financed by the European Union.
The objective of the project is to increase adherence to national labour and environmental laws and to
international standards and guidelines by entrepreneurs in the textile and garment industry of
Bangladesh.
Speaking at the event, Bangladesh Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu said
the EU has been playing an important role in the development of Bangladesh for over four decades and
through the PSES project has played a key role in ensuring the health and safety of workers in the RMG
sector.
William Hanna, Head of Delegation of the EU to Bangladesh, said the good work needs to be continued
if the positive changes brought about by GIZ-implemented project and of the EU-Bangladesh
Sustainability Compact are to become permanent and meaningful.
Since July 2010, PSES along with BGMEA and BKMEA has trained 1,387 social compliance officers,
with 304 of them being female. Under the PSES project, over 200,000 workers were trained on labour
law and nearly 1,000 disputes were resolved.
Textile chemicals market to grow 7pc a year
Refayet Ullah Mirdha
Bangladesh's textile chemicals market will grow 7 percent a year until 2019 on the back of rising global demand
for the country's readymade garments, according to a report by TechSci Research.
The textile chemicals market benefits from large-scale exports of knitwear and woven garment products to
international markets, including the US and EU, said TechSci Research, a Canada-based market research and
consulting company.
The growing demand for knitwear and woven garment items in these two markets is raising the overall
consumption of textile chemicals in Bangladesh, according to the report -- Bangladesh Textile Chemicals Market
Forecast and Opportunities 2019 -- released on July 14.
Bangladesh is also exploring other export markets, which is expected to further raise the demand for textile
chemicals in the country over the forecast period.
Factors that would boost the textile chemicals market in Bangladesh include its growing textile industry, rising
garment exports, and growing demand for multi-functionality and specialty chemicals, said Rishi Koul, a
consultant of TechSci Research.
Dhaka is the largest consumer of textile chemicals in the country due to the presence of a large number of textile
mills and garment factories in the region, the report said.
Huntsman, Dystar and Archroma are some of the country's leading suppliers of textile chemicals, majority of
which are imported from countries such as Singapore, India, China, Taiwan and South Korea.
Textile chemicals are used for colouring textiles and fabrics, improving the quality of textiles, and providing
desired properties to the textile during processing.
These chemicals find widespread application during the processing of cotton, wool and synthetic fibres.
Bangladesh continues to be one of the major textile exporting countries globally after China, the report said.
Leading textile brands such as Walmart, Mango and GAP manufacture their garments in the country and continue
to benefit the market for high performance textile chemicals.
Besides, the report also identified and analysed the emerging trends along with the essential drivers and key
challenges faced by the Bangladesh textile chemicals market.
Bangladesh exported garment products worth $24.50 billion in the immediate past fiscal year, registering nearly
14 percent growth year-on-year, according to Export Promotion Bureau.
Published: 12:00 am Friday, July 18, 2014
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L’américain Gap va fabriquer des lignes dans deux usines à Rangoon. « En entrant en Birmanie, nous espérons
aider à accélérer la croissance économique et sociale dans le pays » - AFP / Justin Sullivan
La marque américaine est la première dans l’habillement à
produire dans le pays.
Après l’Ethiopie, avec H&M, la Birmanie pourrait devenir un nouveau pays
fournisseur pour les marques d’habillement. C’est en tous les cas, l’ambition de
son gouvernement depuis la dissolution de la junte en 2011. Un processus
d’ouverture politique lancé par les militaires est en cours, après plus de
cinquante ans d’isolement. Ce qui a conduit les pays occidentaux à suspendre
la quasi-totalité des sanctions imposées jusque-là. Et les investisseurs à
regarder de plus près.
L’américain Gap va être la première marque de vêtement à fabriquer dans le
pays d’Aung San Suu Kyi. Dès cet été, la société va fabriquer des lignes dans
deux usines à Rangoon. Elle a signé un partenariat avec une association pour
veiller aux conditions de travail. « En entrant en Birmanie, nous espérons aider
à accélérer la croissance économique et sociale dans le pays », indique
l’entreprise. C’est surtout la perspective de bas salaires et d’une sécurité des
approvisionnements qui justifie cette démarche. Les groupes textiles cherchent
à diversifier leurs sources. Alors que le Bangladesh, l’un des grands
fournisseurs mondiaux, affronte des troubles sociaux depuis la tragédie du
Rana Plaza.
En plus de Gap, le japonais Uniqlo, qui compte la majorité de ses usines en
Chine, regarde lui aussi du côté de la Birmanie. « Il y a une ruée des sourceurs,
note Jean-François Limantour, de l’association Evalliance, qui s’occupe des
liens avec la péninsule indochinoise. Beaucoup de gens se rendent sur place
pour examiner les conditions du business. Cela va vite décoller. » D’autant
qu’avec le processus de normalisation politique, « le gouvernement va dérouler
le tapis rouge aux investisseurs étrangers, avec le soutien de la Banque
mondiale », estime le spécialiste.
Croissance exponentielle
Aujourd’hui, la Birmanie est un Petit Poucet dans le textile. Elle occupe le
27e rang parmi les fournisseurs de l’Union européenne en habillement, avec
131 millions d’euros d’exportations. Ses principaux destinataires : l’Allemagne,
la Grande-Bretagne et l’Espagne. A titre de comparaison, les montants importés
du Bangladesh, le deuxième fournisseur du Vieux Continent derrière la Chine,
s’élèvent à plus de 9 milliards d’euros. « Mais la croissance de ses exportations
devrait être rapidement exponentielle, estime Jean-François Limantour. C’est
par exemple le cas aux Etats-Unis : en 2013, les exportations d’habillement de
la Birmanie ne représentaient que 1,96 million de dollars. Pour les quatre
premiers mois de 2014, elles atteignent déjà 3,76 millions de dollars. »
Avant l’imposition des sanctions américaines contre la junte, les exportations
textiles du pays avaient atteint 850 millions de dollars. Son savoir-faire : des
pantalons, des chemises et des parkas. D’autres entreprises américaines sont
revenues depuis le processus de libéralisation, comme Coca-Cola et Ford.
Dominique Chapuis, Les Echos
Le Cambodge considère le Vietnam comme un grand ami
19/07/2014 | 20:17:07
Le roi cambodgien Norodom Sihamoni reçoit l'ambassadeur vietnamien Ngo Anh Dung. Photo : VNA
Le Cambodge considère le peuple vietnamien comme un grand ami, qui l'a soutenu durant certaines périodes de
l'histoire, et est reconnaissant pour toujours envers l'assistance vietnamienne dans divers domaines.
C'est ce qu'a affirmé le roi cambodgien Norodom Sihamoni en recevant vendredi à Phnom Penh l'ambassadeur
vietnamien Ngo Anh Dung, venu prendre congé au terme de son mandat au Cambodge.
Le roi Norodom Sihamoni a pris en haute estime les efforts comme les contributions du diplomate vietnamien à
l'approfondissement des relations entre les deux pays, à la mise en oeuvre des programmes et plans de coopération
entre les deux gouvernements ainsi qu'au renforcement des relations entre ministères et localités.
Ngo Anh Dung a remercié le roi cambogien pour son soutien qui lui a permis de bien accomplir sa mission. Il a
souhaité que le Cambodge continue de se développer dans la paix et la stabilité, et d'être un voisin proche du
Vietnam.
Auparavant, l'ambassadeur vietnamien Ngo Anh Dung avait été reçu par le Premier ministre Hun Sen. Ce dernier
avait jugé "spéciales" les relations entre son pays et le Vietnam, réaffirmé sa reconnaissance envers le Parti, l'Etat,
le gouvernement et le peuple vietnamiens pour avoir aidé le Cambodge à faire tomber le régime génocidaire des
Khmers rouges et à édifier un pays pacifique.
Il a fait grand cas des contributions du diplomate vietnamien dans le développement des liens bilatéraux,
notamment
dans
le
commerce
bilatéral
qui
s'est
établi
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3,5
milliards
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dollars.
L'ambassadeur vietnamien Ngo Anh Dung a encore une fois remercié les dirigeants cambodgiens pour avoir créé
des conditions favorables au bon accomplissement de sa mission au Cambodge. -VNA
Garment Factory Donates Rice to Workers
BY HUL REAKSMEY | JULY 11, 2014
Grand Twins International (Cambodia), a manufacturer for U.S. athletic apparel brands,
donated 80 tons of jasmine rice to about 6,000 workers at its factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur
Senchey district on Thursday.
“I got 15 kg of rice because I have worked here for three years,” said Lim Chanda.
“But I don’t know why the factory offered the rice to workers. It’s strange to me.”
Another worker said she received 5 kg of rice, but also did not know why the company gave it
to the workers. “I am happy to receive 5 kg of rice.
I asked other workers and they said they don’t know, either,” said Chhim Vuthy, 22.
Grand Twins officials could not be reached for comment, but local media reported that the
donation was to encourage workers to continue to do good work.
Grand Twins’ donation comes at a turbulent time for the garment industry, with continuing
strikes and protests at factories.
It also comes three weeks after Grand Twins listed on the Cambodian Securities Exchange,
becoming the first private company to do so and only the second overall.
Growth Masks Garment Sector Woes, Groups
Say
BY SIMON HENDERSON AND HUL REAKSMEY | JULY 9, 2014
Claims over the past six months that the garment sector is ailing following nationwide protests that
were violently suppressed in January seem to be at odds with new figures from the Ministry of
Industry and Handicrafts showing robust growth this year in the $5 billion industry.
The figures show an 8 percent year-on-year increase in the number of garment factories registered in
the first six months of this year compared with 2013, bringing the number of garment manufacturing
businesses in Cambodia to 1,200, according to Huot Pheng, director of the ministry’s registration
department. Mr. Pheng said the number of workers in the industry is now at 733,300, up from
677,600 last year.
“The government is proving very successful in its work,” said Mr. Pheng, adding that the number of
new factories in the provinces is also growing steadily as a result of a government policy encouraging
investment outside of urban centers and in higher-tech production.
“Before, workers were running to factories in the cities for work, but now we see new factories are
opening every day in rural areas in the provinces,” he said.
But Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC),
warned against interpreting the increase of factory registrations during the period as a sign the
garment industry had avoided serious fallout from the strikes in January.
“A lot of work needs to be done in advance of new businesses registering, which means they will have
been in the planning stage before the outbreak of strikes,” he said. Investors were moving to the
provinces simply to avoid higher rents in oversaturated industrial centers, he added.
The real effects of the unrest on the industry, he said, will begin to show in the coming months as
orders confirmed before the unrest began in November begin to dry up and the downturn is revealed.
“For sure, we know for a fact that orders are down,” he said. “That’s why the next three to six months
are vital—many orders were temporarily removed and whether they come back or not will decide if
there is a market for new businesses.”
While the outlook remains uncertain, Mr. Loo said that curbing illegal strikes, which hit a record high
last year, should be the government’s priority in winning back investor confidence.
“If we can get our act together, of course buyers will come back,” he said.
Moeun Tola, head of the labor program at the Community Legal Education Center, agreed the new
figures do not signify the garment industry is in good shape, but said that strikes were merely a
symptom of the root causes of
the instability.
“We do not see that the garment industry is in good health,” he said. “But GMAC should not put the
blame on the strikes, which were entirely to do with the low minimum wage and poor working
conditions.”
The government’s own research has shown that the current minimum wage of $100 per month is at
least $60 less than a living wage, but employers argue that when benefits and overtime are factored in,
their workers are making an actual wage well above what is required by law.
Nonetheless, a number of global brands that source from Cambodia have said they would support a
higher minimum wage, and called on the parties involved to quickly establish a new wage-setting
mechanism.
“[Brands] don’t support the minimum wage as it is because they understand it is the root cause [of
unrest] and that as long as it is not settled, industrial relations will not improve.”
CAMBODGE
INTERVIEW - Les missions prioritaires de Jeanclaude Poimboeuf, nouvel ambassadeur français
Même si ce poste d’ambassadeur au Cambodge représente
ses premières fonctions sur le territoire, Jean-Claude
Poimboeuf suit - et fut aussi impliqué - dès les années 80,
dans le dossier cambodgien. Premier secrétaire à
l’ambassade de France en Chine dans les années 1980, il
rencontre alors le Prince Sihanouk et se sent « comme un
jeune diplomate face à un personnage d’un livre
d’Histoire ». En 1989, il participe à la première conférence
de Paris qui aboutira aux Accords de Paris en 1991.
Quelles sont ses missions prioritaires dans un pays et une
région qu'il connaît bien ?
Le Petitjournal/Cambodge : Vous êtes en fonction
officielle depuis le 2 juillet, en quoi consiste votre agenda pour les semaines à venir ?
J’ai effectivement remis mes lettres de créances à Sa Majesté Norodom Sihamoni, Roi du Cambodge le 2 juillet. Il
faut habituellement plus de temps et je prends cette rapidité avec laquelle Sa Majesté m’a reçu comme une marque
d’amitié à l’égard de la France. J’ai ensuite très rapidement été reçu en audience par le ministre des Affaires
étrangères, que je connais de longue date. Dans les semaines qui viennent, je vais continuer à rencontrer les
autorités cambodgiennes, les acteurs multilatéraux, les ONG, les acteurs économiques, la communauté
française…
Est-il juste de dire que la présence française est moins prépondérante sur le plan politique et
économique qu’il y a 20 ans ? La France semblerait en perte de vitesse.
Je ne présenterais pas les choses de cette manière. Le contexte économique et international est très différent
aujourd’hui de celui d’il y a 20 ans. La France est un pays ami du Cambodge et heureux d’avoir joué un rôle
primordial dans le retour à la paix. Le poids de la France était alors d’autant plus grand que le Cambodge était
isolé. Vingt ans plus tard, le Cambodge a de nombreux amis et fait partie de l’Asean alors qu’à l’époque le
Cambodge était un facteur de division. Rappelons-nous que tant que la question du Cambodge n’était pas réglée,
l’ASEAN ne pouvait s’élargir aux trois pays de la péninsule indochinoise.
Si la France s’intéresse au Cambodge aujourd’hui, ce n’est pas pour les mêmes raisons. La France considère le
Cambodge comme un pays en forte croissance avec un développement rapide et non plus comme un problème
international à régler. La France est le premier investisseur européen au Cambodge et le principal partenaire de
coopération occidental. Ce n’est certainement pas un signe de désengagement.
Le Ministre des Affaires étrangères, Laurent Fabius, a fait de la diplomatie économique une priorité.
Comment se décline cette priorité au Cambodge ?
Ma mission prioritaire se situe dans le champ de la diplomatie économique et commerciale au sens large. Le
Cambodge est encore un PMA, mais grâce à son développement rapide, il devrait accéder au statut de PRI d’ici
quelques années. Nos objectifs économiques doivent donc être adaptés à son niveau. Mon rôle est de favoriser
les exportations françaises, qui sont insuffisantes, dans un pays au cœur de l’Asean avec une croissance soutenue,
en m’appuyant sur la communauté française, la CCFC, l’Eurocham et la future Maison des Entrepreneurs adossée
à la chambre européenne.
Ne pensez-vous pas que le retard économique du Cambodge risque de le mettre en danger face à
l’intégration de l’Asean ?
C’est un défi pour le Cambodge et ce processus d’intégration ne se fera pas du jour au lendemain. Si l’on regarde
l’expérience européenne, un des facteurs du succès est la solidarité entre les pays les plus riches et les pays les
plus pauvres. Les fonds structurels ont aidé les pays les moins riches à combler leur retard.
Pouvez-vous dire que le Cambodge est un pays démocratique ?
La situation a bien changé. Vingt ans en politique est un temps à la fois long et court pour permettre aux
institutions politiques de mûrir. Il y a un test en science politique qui affirme qu’un pays est démocratique quand
celui-ci a connu deux alternances politiques sans trouble, c’est-à-dire avec des résultats acceptés sans violence
par les partis en lice. Un pays comme le Cambodge a fait d’énormes progrès, mais il reste encore de la marge
pour répondre à ces critères.
La langue française est inscrite dans la constitution comme deuxième langue du pays, mais le français
est en déclin. Quel est votre regard ?
Les choses ont évolué, le français est en déclin dans un environnement régional majoritairement anglophone. Le
Cambodge traite dans l’Asean en anglais, les relations économiques et commerciales se font en anglais et c’est
normal. Je me réjouis de l’existence d’une élite francophone au Cambodge. Il convient désormais qu’une nouvelle
génération prenne le relais en pratiquant le français en plus de l’anglais, ce qui est un avantage distinctif.
La France est dans une période de rigueur budgétaire, le budget de l’Institut français a par exemple
diminué de manière conséquence. Comment donner un nouvel élan avec moins d’argent a une institution
qui, dit-on, est en perte de vitesse ?
L’Institut français a effectué de longs travaux de rénovation. Le lieu est agréable. L’Institut a peut-être vieilli avec
un mode de fonctionnement un peu ancien. Une de mes missions prioritaires est de dynamiser l’Institut avec une
nouvelle équipe, de nouveaux programmes et une communication renforcée.
Propos recueillis par Emmanuel SCHEFFER
Shoe Factory Workers Strike for Seven Demands
BY BEN SOKHEAN | JULY 17, 2014
About 1,000 workers from the Sun Well Shoes factory went on strike for the second
day running Wednesday, appealing for wage benefits and better safety equipment.
Half of the striking workers protested in front of the factory on Veng Sreng Street in
Pur Senchey district on Tuesday and again Wednesday morning after not receiving a
response to a list of seven demands submitted to their employers on July 10.
The workers’ demands include a $15 monthly accommodation and travel allowance,
$5 per month for good attendance, guaranteed severance pay, better safety
equipment and factory coverage of their tax payments.
Ou Ry, a 29-year-old worker, said the maximum base monthly salary of $105 was not
enough to live on.
“We don’t want to protest. We don’t want to stand on the road under the sunlight. But
the factory does not think of our livelihoods,” she said.
“We will continue protesting for our demands until they are met. We are not afraid of
a crackdown because we need those benefits.”
Liu Chhiv Mey, the factory’s administrative director, said the company could not
meet the workers’ requests.
“We cannot agree to follow their demands because we cannot provide more benefits
than are set out in the Labor Law and the factory does not have the ability to do it,”
she said.
“Other companies provide a maximum wage to the workers of only $100, but our
factory provides a maximum wage to them of $105, so why do they need to demand
more?”
Ms. Mey blamed the Workers Friendship Union Federation (WFUF) for inciting the
workers to join the strike and said the union failed to give the factory notice about the
industrial action.
Sieng Sambath, president of WFUF, denied inciting the workers to protest and said
the union was supporting the workers’ demands.
“Before the workers started striking we had informed the authorities about our
requests and announced them in the media, so why did the factory representative say
they never knew?” he asked.
Both sides have agreed to enter into negotiations at the Ministry of Labor on
Thursday.
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Will Adidas garment workers share in its World Cup profit?
With Adidas set to make €2bn from football related sales, the Cambodian garment workers
behind its merchandise are still fighting for a fair wage
Friday 11 July 2014 16.59 BST
While football merchandise sells on a vision of good health, in Cambodia factory workers are
struggling to get by. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian
The World Cup represents a huge pay cheque for corporate sponsors – the chance to associate
products with athleticism and global excitement. Official sponsor Adidas has kitted out both
teams in the World Cup final, as well as officials, referees and volunteers. Screens will be
filled with their logo and as such, Adidas predicts that it will make €2bn in football-related
sales, in large part thanks to its association with the tournament as sports fans rush to buy
merchandise.
But behind each football boot or shirt is an assembly line of garment workers in countries
such as Cambodia who have crafted each item. Can they expect to receive any part of this
€2bn windfall? Will they receive a bonus cheque for propelling Adidas to the top of the sports
market?
While football merchandise sells on a vision of good health, in Cambodia factory workers are
struggling to get by on wages so low that malnutrition and fainting fits are rife. The accepted
number of calories needed for an adult to carry out a day's labour is 3,000, yet research by
Labour Behind the Label and the Community Legal Education Centre in Phenom Penh has
shown that Cambodian garment workers are only able to afford an average of 1,598 calories a
day – half the required amount.
The problem is that the minimum wage in Cambodia is just 25% of the living wage. A living
wage is the amount needed to adequately cover food, rent, education, transport, healthcare and
which allows for a small amount of savings to begin to break the cycle of poverty. It is a
standard enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According
to Tailored Wages (pdf), a report from the Clean Clothes Campaign, a living wage in
Cambodia would be €285.83 whereas the minimum wage is just €72.64.
Jyrki Raina is the general secretary of global trade union IndustriALL, and believes brands
can have an impact on the setting of wages by agreeing to pay higher prices for products. It is
a concession that would only have a 'fractional' impact on the cost of each item for
consumers. "We've been working intensely with around 30 brands, including Adidas," Raina
says. "We're in negotiations with the Cambodian government, garment employers and unions
to secure a process that moves people from poverty wages towards living wages."
Adidas confirms that it is one of a number of brands working with IndustriALL, the list also
includes H&M, Puma, and Inditex. "Our task as we see it is primarily to encourage and
induce our suppliers to structure their salary system in a transparent manner, through regular
dialogue about wages and social contributions, and to allow the employees to have direct
input, ideally through wage negotiations," explains Katja Schreiber, director of corporate
communications at the Adidas Group. "Our objective is for our suppliers not only to comply
with the legal regulations but to also take the cost of living into account, and to reward
employees for increasing their productivity."
But not everyone is convinced that Adidas plays fair. The Clean Clothes Campaign point to a
recent article by Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer which stated that the increased cost of wages in
China has prompted Adidas to grow production elsewhere. This kind of implied threat – by a
corporation whose annual sales ($19.24bn) outstrips the GDP of a country like Cambodia
($15.25bn) – fuels the race to the bottom. The message to governments everywhere is clear –
raise wages and we'll leave.
Earlier this year strikes and protests calling for the minimum wage to be raised to $160,
resulted in five garment workers being shot dead. Labour Behind The Label interviewed Van
Piseth a garment worker and trade union organiser at the New Orient factory which supplies
Adidas, for its Payfair Playfair project. Piseth told the organisation that the arrival of Adidas
brought a certain amount of improvement with regards to safety conditions and workers'
rights but the lack of change to wages is what caused hundreds of thousands of people to take
to the streets.
IndustriALL, along with its affiliate unions in Cambodia, is continuing to push for a minimum
wage of $160 – one that would allow garment workers to afford enough food to be able to do
their job.
The factories of Cambodia are a far cry from the $3.34m a year sponsorship deals Adidas
signs with players like Argentina's Lionel Messi. It is only fair that the workers who create the
merchandise and generate the billions of pounds in profit are paid a wage that doesn't mean
starvation.
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Workers Protest After Factory Ignores Arbitrator
BY SEK ODOM | JULY 11, 2014
About 400 workers protested and burned tires outside the Ocean Garment factory in
Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Thursday after the factory failed to follow an
Arbitration Council ruling from Wednesday to give the workers $120 each in furlough
pay since the factory suspended operations.
At about 9 a.m., workers set alight 10 tires and blocked the road to the factory for two
hours before deciding to delay the protest until Monday, when they plan to march
from the factory to the Labor Ministry.
“I am very angry. I need the money to pay for my house and other things. I have
waited for this money from the factory for a very long time,” said Sin Sophoan Narin,
51, an Ocean Garment worker who attended the protest.
“If we don’t burn tires, the institutes involved will continue on living without paying
attention to us,” said Khut Maly, another protester. “Just burning [tires] is not
enough. We have to march into the city.”
Workers have been holding protests at the factory since Ocean Garment management
said last month it would pay workers only $15 after suspending operations on May 26
because of a lack of orders. The Labor Ministry last month sent the case to the
Arbitration Council, whose rulings are non-binding, after there was no resolution.
Houn Vanna, an official with the Collective Movement of Union for Workers, said the
protest was needed to remind the factory that it was not following the Arbitration
Council’s decision.
“This is the first way to remind the factory because they aren’t following the
Arbitration Council,” he said.
On Wednesday evening, the council decided that Ocean Garment should pay $120 to
each worker who has been with the company for more than a year, according to a
letter signed by council president Kong Phalleak.
“The Arbitration Council calls on the factory to give 100 percent of the money since
the suspended time from May 26 to June 26,” the letter reads.
Earlier Wednesday, Ocean Garment issued a statement that said it would pay workers
who have been employed more than one year only $100 and workers who had been
working less than six months $50.
Tith Sophoan, an administrator in Ocean Garment’s human resources office, said the
factory had no plans to raise the $100 offer. “The factory will not increase the
$100…even if the Arbitration Council issued it,” he said.
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China sets up textile fund to boost
Xinjiang stability
BEIJING, July 18 Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:07pm IST
(Reuters) - China has set up a 20 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) fund to boost the textile
industry in its western Xinjiang region, state media said on Friday, in an effort to
enhance stability where unemployment is seen as fuelling ethnic tension.
Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people, has been beset by violence for years,
blamed by the government on Islamist militants and separatists who want to establish an
independent state called East Turkestan.
Rights advocates say that China's heavy-handed policies, including restrictions on Islam
and the Uighur people's culture and language, have contributed to unrest. The
government rejects those assertions.
Experts say employment discrimination along with an influx of ethnic majority Han
Chinese taking jobs in Xinjiang is fuelling resentment that can spill over into violence.
The fund will support the textile industry for more than a decade and result in the
employment of 1 million people by 2023, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing Yan
Qin, the deputy secretary general of the Xinjiang regional government.
"Assisting the labour-intensive textile industry is not only out of the consideration to shift
it toward the base of raw materials and open up the west, but also carries the significance
of safeguarding social stability and realising long term peace and stability," Yan told
reporters in Beijing.
Xinhua did not say whether the new jobs would be geared toward Uighurs, long-term
Xinjiang residents or migrant workers.
The government has begun to recognise the economic roots of some of the upheaval,
especially underdevelopment and a lack of jobs in heavily Uighur areas like rural
southern Xinjiang. Young people with little education and few job prospects can be
drawn to militancy, it says.
About 200 people have died in unrest in Xinjiang in the past year or so, including a
suicide bombing that killed 39 people at a market in the regional capital Urumqi in May.
Officials have made previous pledges to bolter the textile industry in the region, which
grows more than half of the country's cotton, much of it by a commercial arm of the
military.
China says the sector employs about 200,000 of the vast region's more than 22 million
people. (Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel)
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles to show future
trends
July 21, 2014 (China)
China’s leading home textiles fair, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition, is not just the
ideal location to find the latest textile and accessory products. It is also the leading event in the region
to discover the current and future home textile trends in China, and to learn about the latest market
updates on the domestic economy.
Featuring over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 30 countries & regions, the fair will take place from 27
to 29 August at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Before it begins however, Intertextile
Shanghai Home Textiles presents the four key domestic trends in the home textiles market here for 2014
and beyond.
Growing online sales for home textile products
Home textile products currently rank in the top 10 of most popular product categories on Tmall.com, an
electronic retail platform owned by the Alibaba Group, China’s version of eBay. The total sales of such
products reached USD 8.54 billion in the first 10 months of last year, with this number expected to
exceed USD 9.65 billion in 2014. Giving further credence to this new sales model, a number of big
domestic brands are exploring the ‘online to offline’ model, allowing customers to experience the
products in their offline shops and pay for them online.
Custom-made products for VIP clients
As the number of high-wealth consumers in China continues to grow, more and more home textile
suppliers are launching custom-made product lines that can be tailored to the needs of their VIP buyers.
Within the high-end segment of the market, textile products are being thought of increasingly as fashion
elements in the home. Curtains, for example, now feature 3D embroidery, organza and burnout fabrics.
These same buyers, and even some of those in the expanding middle class, are also spending large on a
trend known as the ‘whole-home design’ concept. This is where buyers decorate their home with a
consistent theme throughout, and includes items such as upholstery fabrics, curtains, cushions and
bedding, as well as clocks and paintings.
Many overseas companies already utilise Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles to take advantage of this
trend. This year sees a number of leading brands such as CASADECO, Designers Guild, JAB and
THEVENON taking part in the editor zone of the European Hall.
Salon CHIC Shanghai 2015, salon de
l'habillement et des accessoires
23 juin 2014
Cette lettre est réalisée par : Roseline Chambrier, Rosine Magnier, Anne-cécile Henkes
CHIC, le plus grand salon de mode et d'accessoires en Asie, se déplacera de Beijing à Shanghai pour
sa vingtième édition et aura lieu du 18 au 20 mars 2015. CHIC Shanghai 2015 se positionne en vitrine
de la mode et des tendances internationales. Cette manifestation, créée en 1993, accueillera 1000
exposants, près de 100 000 visiteurs sur une surface globale d'exposition passée de 11 000m2 à 100
000m2.
CHIC Shanghai 2015 : une nouvelle image, une nouvelle
stratégie, de nouveaux concepts
CHIC est une image et un médiateur pour construire un réseau chinois dans le secteur de la mode. Le marché
chinois est bouleversé par le marketing multicanal, internet, la multiplication des propositions de mode en cours
de saison, la rapidité d'approvisionnement et les changements de consommation.
Ce salon a donc réorganisé ses espaces avec une nouvelle typologie de stands et des zones de lifestyle pour stimuler
émotions et échanges. Les pavillons internationaux sont maintenus avec un nouveau concept d'architecture.
La Fédération Française du Prêt-à-porter s'engage à accompagner les entreprises françaises avant et pendant le
salon. Elle est soutenue par le DEFI, comité essentiel de développement et de promotion de l'habillement qui
collecte la taxe affectée de l'habillement et accorde des aides aux entreprises exportatrices. Beaucoup d'opérations
sont réalisées pour mettre en valeur la participation française.
CHIC Shanghai 2015 est un nouveau lieu, un nouveau nom et de nouvelles perspectives pour la mode française et
internationale.
Xinjiang plans to cultivate cotton sector
2014-07-19 09:38China DailyWeb Editor: Wang Fan
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A worker at a local textile mill in Xinjiang. The autonomous region, which produces about 60
percent of China's cotton with less than 40 percent of the country's cotton-growing area, plans to
create jobs for 1 million people for the region's textile industry within the next decade. Gao Bo /
China Daily
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China's prime cotton-growing area, plans to
pump some 20 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) into its textile industry to create jobs and
maintain social stability, local officials in its Beijing representative office said on
Friday.
"The push for textile development will create more jobs in the sector," said Yan Qin, a
top official of Urumqi. "It is not only a matter of economic returns and social benefits,
but also a political issue."
He said that Xinjiang, which produces about 60 percent of China's cotton on less than
40 percent of the country's cotton-growing land, aims to create 1 million jobs in the
textile industry within the next decade.
A fund worth 20 billion yuan will be set up to build textile industrial parks, upgrade
technology and provide subsidies for textile enterprises, Yan said.
Xinjiang will give special support to projects related to cotton textiles, printing, dyeing
and finishing, hand-crafted carpets and knitting, the local government said.
Other support such as financing, operating subsidies and lower taxes will also be given
to companies settling in the region.
Local officials said the policy focus will favor the underdeveloped southern part of the
region. The southern Xinjiang city of Aksu, one of the major cultivation areas, is one
area where the government aims to improve employment.
The move is part of Beijing's call to attract more labor-intensive textile manufacturers
from the eastern cities to Xinjiang to open up employment opportunities for local
people.
The employment drive, crucial to regional security, has become part of the strategy.
More than 40 textile enterprises, most of which are major players in the sector, have
invested in the region, including Shandong Ruyi Group, Huafu Top Dyed Melange
Yarn Co and menswear manufacturer Youngor Group Co Ltd.
Zhejiang Giant Eagle Group Co Ltd will invest 50 million yuan to build a garmentprocessing base in Aksu. Huafu established a plant in the city in 2010 to produce dyed
yarn. Youngor Group announced in 2013 it would raise 3.9 billion yuan for a clothing
project in the city.
An official at the Xinjiang government's textile industry management office said that
the region will build Xinjiang into an export hub as well as a domestic textile
production base in the coming years.
"More effort will be made to extend the industry chain and improve the
competitiveness of the cotton industry," he said.
The output of Xinjiang's textile industry hit 212.5 billion yuan in 2013, according to
official data.
Xinjiang receives fund for textile and clothing
industry
2014-07-21 09:26Global TimesWeb Editor: Qin Dexing
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region plans a fund of 20 billion
yuan ($3.2 billion) to support the textile and clothing industry, officials said Friday.
The fund will be part of a package to raise employment and incomes and maintain
social stability, Yan Qin, deputy secretary-general of the Xinjiang regional
government, told reporters in Beijing.
The central government will contribute part of the fund and Xinjiang will raise the
rest.
Apart from funding textile industrial parks and clothing factories, Xinjiang will
subsidize local cotton and electricity in qualified textile industrial parks. The region
will adopt strict environmental protection standards and control energy consumption
during the process.
Government to encourage local textile producers
Publish Date: 17 Jul 2014, 03:41 PM
New Delhi: Seeking to encourage local textile producers, government is looking at ways to check
proliferation of imported Chinese fabric into the country.
By : Jagran Post News Desk | Jagran Post Editorial
Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar said his ministry has flagged the issue of imported Chinese
textiles with the Commerce Ministry with a request to check its flow into the country.
Responding to supplementaries, he said the government is concerned with the state of those
connected with production of silk; therefore, it has announced setting up of mega clusters in
various parts of the country, including one in Bhagalpur in Bihar.
He said to protect the interests of weavers; government is toying with the idea of linking them
with MNREGA which provides 100 days of guaranteed work to people in rural areas.
He said there are several schemes to help the weavers in terms of insurance and health facilities.
Responding to a supplementary by Dharmendra Yadav (SP) on whether Centre will provide free
power to weavers, he said he has written twice to UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking a
meeting to discuss issues related to the state, but he has not yet responded.
Indian textile sector margins to normalize in H1 FY’15
July 18, 2014 (India)
Indian textile sector margins are expected to normalize in the first half of the current fiscal year (201415), says a research report released by Anand Rathi, which is a full service financial services firm with
headquarters in Mumbai.
The report says, “During FY14, India’s textile exports rose 13.9% yoy to US$41.6bn as Indian textile
players leveraged higher margins from lower cost raw-material inventory, particularly cotton, and
higher yarn prices during FY14 driven by Chinese demand.
“Now the lagged effect of the currency depreciation has also been transmitted to raw-material costs. So,
with lower realisations and higher raw-material costs, higher margins would normalise by 1HFY15.
Normalisation would be hastened by the currency appreciation and weak China demand.
The report expects spinning margins in 2HFY15 to stabilise, as also raw-material costs due to lower
Chinese demand.
The report also adds that the stocks that Anand Rathi tracks like Vardhman Textiles and KPR Mills,
would benefit from scale and value-addition of garments and fabrics.
The report also mentions that demand from China may slow down. Strong export demand was seen in
cotton and cotton yarn as China’s cotton policy gave Indian spinners an edge in FY14. China’s new policy
is long-term positive for spinners and the cotton value chain, with raw-material availability in the world
(excl. China) improving as global trade shifts from cotton to yarn. But the near-term adjustment to
global trade is eating into demand for yarn and cotton.
On Vardhman, the report say, “With yarn and fabric volume growth, we expect Vardhaman Textiles to
report 5.5% yoy revenue growth to Rs 12.8bn, EBITDA would be Rs 2.9bn, with 1.9% yoy growth. PAT
would decline 21% yoy, impacted by the lower EBITDA. The company’s penetration strategy in new
markets and its product-development roadmap for higher value-addition will fructify during FY15."
On KPR Mills the report avers, “With its steady sequential volumes, we expect KPR Mills to report Rs
5.5bn in revenue. Its EBITDA margin would decline 669bps with a 9.8% yoy decline in EBITDA to Rs
788m. PAT is expected to decline 3.1% yoy, impacted by the lower EBITDA, offset by lower interest costs
due to the continuing focus on lowering debt.
“KPR Mills is focusing on improving its customer base and product mix with better technology”, the
report concludes by saying.
Garments bag most new investments in Ho Chi Minh
City
July 16, 2014 (Vietnam)
Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, remained attractive for new investments in the garment
and textile sector, and it received 70.62 percent of the total investment made in the city’s industrial zones
in the first six months of 2014, reports Vietnam Plus.
The new investment in the clothing and textile sector includes capital inflow from both domestic and
foreign companies.
The apparel and textile sector bagged nearly $200 million or 82.44 percent of the total foreign
investment made in the first half of this year, according to the HCM City Export Processing and
Industrial Zone Authority (Hepza).
Vietnam is one of the 12 countries currently negotiating a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement,
which is expected to spur more investment in the country’s textile and garment sector.
To support the trend of increasing investment in the textile and apparel sector, Hepza will continue
speeding up the establishment of new supporting industrial zones, according to the report.
Further, Hepze would also organize a Japan-Vietnam forum aimed at attracting investment from
Japanese small and medium enterprises.
HCM-Ville : le textile-habillement attire les investisseurs
16/07/2014 | 16:03:39
Le secteur du textile et de l'habillement demeure attrayant pour les investisseurs à Ho Chi Minh-Ville puisqu'il
représente 70,62 % des investissements reçus par les zones industrielles (ZI) de la ville durant ce premier
semestre.
Selon le Comité de gestion des zones industrielles et franches de Hô Chi Minh-Ville (Hepza), 82,44 % des
investissements étrangers effectués dans cette localité sont versés dans ce secteur, soit l'équivalent de près de
200 millions de dollars.
Selon Tran Viet Ha, chef du bureau de gestion de l'investissement du Hepza, les investisseurs étrangers ont réalisé
un grand nombre de projets dans les ZI et zones franches de la ville compte tenu du fait que le marché mondial du
textile et de l'habillement devrait progresser de 3,5 %, mais aussi du fait que le Vietnam est partie aux négociations
de l'accord de partenariat trans-pacifique (TPP).
Toujours d'après lui, dans les temps à venir, il y aura plus de projets dans ce secteur, notamment dans les nouvelles
ZI de la mégapole du Sud comme celles de Dong Nam et de Tay Bac (Cu Chi).
Afin d'attirer l'investissement dans l'industrie auxiliaire et les hautes technologies, le Hepza continuera d'accélérer
la construction de nouvelles ZI spécialisées dans ces secteurs. Il créera également un forum du secteur de
l'industrie auxiliaire Japon-Vietnam afin de mieux susciter l'investissement de petites et moyennes entreprises
japonaises.
Au 30 juin, le Hepza a reçu 333,47 millions de dollars de capitaux - nouvel investissement comme augmentation
d'investissement initial, représentant une croissance de 55,49 % sur un an et 60,63 % du plan de 2014. -VNA
Libre-échange : opportunités et défis pour le textilehabillement
08/07/2014 | 16:23:00
La majorité des produits textiles du Vietnam bénéficieront d’une réduction ou d'une exonération de taxe douanière
contre 10% de taxation actuellement. Photo : Vu Sinh/VNA
Les négociations de plusieurs accords commerciaux auxquelles le Vietnam participe seraient achevées en fin
d’année ou en 2015.
Il s’agit des accords de libre-échange (ALE) entre le Vietnam et l’UE, entre le Vietnam et l'Association européenne
de libre-échange (Suisse, Norvège, Islande, Liechtenstein), entre le Vietnam et la République de Corée, entre le
Vietnam et l’Union douanière Russie – Biélorussie – Kazakhstan, ainsi que de l’accord de partenariat économique
intégral régional de l’ASEAN + 6 (RCEP) et de l’accord de partenariat trans-pacifique (TPP).
Nombre d'experts considèrent que le textile - habillement sera le secteur vietnamien qui bénéficiera le plus de ces
accords. Parallèlement à une forte croissance sur le marché intérieur, sa présence sur de grands marchés n’a
cessé d’augmenter malgré un contexte économique mondial difficile.
En effet, la plupart des débouchés principaux de ce secteur national sont des membres des ALE précités. Dès
l’entrée en vigueur de ces accords, la majorité des produits textiles du Vietnam bénéficieront d’une réduction ou
d'une exonération de taxe douanière contre 10 % de taxation actuellement, permettant de doper les exportations
nationales mais aussi de créer des centaines de milliers d’emplois.
Selon les experts, un milliard de dollars d’exportations textiles permet de créer 150.000 – 200.000 emplois. Autre
point important : le coût de la main – d’œuvre textile du Vietnam est beaucoup plus bas que celui de la Chine. Les
entreprises chinoises comme étrangères en activité en Chine pourraient être tentées de délocaliser leur production
au Vietnam.
Cependant, les ALE s’accompagnent aussi de défis. Lorsque les taxes douanières seront abaissées ou
supprimées, les barrières douanières tarifaires ou non – tarifaires seront plus compliquées du fait de mécanismes
de protection des pays signataires plus multiformes.
Autre défi majeur : selon les règles d’origine dans le cadre du TPP, pour bénéficier des préférences de cet accord,
les produits d'exportation des pays membres du TPP devront provenir de la zone concernée par le TPP. Donc si le
Vietnam continue d’importer la plupart de ses matières premières de Chine, ses produits ne profiteront pas de cet
accord.
A noter enfin que l’arrivée massive des investisseurs étrangers de ce secteur au Vietnam ces derniers mois en vue
de profiter de ces accords pourrait causer la faillite de nombreuses PME vietnamiennes incapables de résister à la
forte concurrence. - CPV/VNA
Vietnam’s Ha Nam permits Tai Yuen for textile plant
July 19, 2014 (Vietnam)
The Provincial People’s Committee of Vietnam’s Ha Nam province has issued a certificate of approval
for the proposed textile plant to be set up by Taiwan-based Tai Yuen Textile Co. Ltd.
Tai Yuen will invest US$ 150 million to set up the new textile mill on 24 hectares of land in Dong Van
Industrial Zone II in Duy Tien district of the northern province of Ha Nam.
The new plant is expected to go operational about a year after the construction begins, and is expected
to create 700 jobs.
The Taiwanese company has requested the provincial committee to facilitate stable water supply for
production at the plant. In the first phase, the textile mill would require about 1,500 cubic metres of
water per day, which would later increase to 2,500 cubic metres per day.
Mai Ten Dung, chairman of Ha Nam People’s Committee, said the province would always create the best
environment for foreign investors, especially with groups that have advanced and environment-friendly
technologies.
The Taiwanese company plans to treat the waste water at the textile mill in accordance with Vietnam’s
environmental standards.
Tai Yuen Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Yulon Group, which is engaged in manufacturing of automobiles and
textiles. The Ha Nam textile project would be the Group’s first investment in Vietnam.
Updated
July, 19 2014 10:51:43
Trade promotion programme to help firms expand
markets
HCM CITY (VNS)— The Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and localities would strengthen trade
promotion programmes to help local firms expand their markets, a meeting heard yesterday in HCM City.
Bui Thi Thanh An, deputy director of Vietrade, said 28 trade promotion projects were approved this year for the
southern region with a total budget of VND9.1 billion (US$428,638).
Many activities, including trade fairs and exhibitions were organised in the first half of the year to support local
enterprises to promote their products both in and outside the country, she said.
In addition, 12 business trips were held to help local firms promote farm produce exports in potential markets,
including the US, Japan, China, Cambodia, Myanmar and Singapore.
Many foreign business delegations visited HCM City and An Giang, Tien Giang and other provinces to seek
business opportunities.
At these exhibitions and fairs and business trips, firms signed contracts, which had helped expand export
markets, she said.
In the latter half of the year, exhibitions, trade fairs, business trips, and seminars to connect producers and
distributors will be organised so that companies can find outlets for businesses.
Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said that the "Vietnamese give priority to use Vietnamese goods"
campaign as well as the "Bringing Vietnamese goods to rural areas" programme will continue to be implemented
to help domestic firms expand their distribution in the domestic market.
Viet Nam is expected to conclude three free trade agreements with the EU, South Korea and the Customs Union
of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia this year, all of which will open up more opportunities for local producers, he
said.
However, Ngo Minh Hung, deputy director of Binh Thuan Province Department of Industry and Trade, said local
authorities as well as businesses were still unclear about opportunities and challenges emerging from free trade
agreements, saying that agencies should provide more information to them.
The trade promotion programmes should pay more attention to seeking new export markets for agricultural
products, he said.
Mai Thi Anh Tuyet, director of An Giang Department of Industry and Trade, suggested that local producers focus
more on improving their product quality to enable more Vietnamese goods to penetrate fastidious markets.
Hai said that, besides existing trade promotion centres in Hong Kong, Dubai and Russia, a system of overseas
trade promotion centres would be set up in the coming time, not only in Asia but also in the Middle East and
America, to help local firms promote their exports.
The national trade promotion programme made positive contributions to exports, he said, adding that export
revenue reached US$70.9 billion in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 14.9 per cent. — VNS
Vinatex, Petrovietnam discuss fibre production and supply
July 22, 2014 (Vietnam)
Mr. Van Hau (3rd from Left) congratulating Mr.Tien Truong
Do Van Hau, General Manager of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) visited the office of the
Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) and met Le Tien Truong, who was promoted as Director
General of Vinatex earlier this month.
After congratulating Mr. Tien Truong for becoming the new Director General of Vinatex, the
Petrovietnam representatives had a meeting with Vinatex officials wherein both sides discussed business
situation in the first six months of 2014.
The representatives of two large state-owned corporations also discussed interconnected solutions to
promote mass consumption of products, particularly cooperation in the production of fibres, and the
supply of polyester fibres to the textile industry in order to reduce dependence on imports.
Vinatex intends to gradually increase localization ratio in its textile exports, i.e. increase the quantity of
domestic raw materials in textile end-products meant for exports, as it would bring in more profits and
foreign currency for the country.
In recent months, Vinatex has invested in raw material production for its garment sector, in light of the
expected trans-pacific partnership (TPP) and other agreements, which follow yarn-forward principle for
eligibility of garments to avail duty-free facility.
Vietnam may sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union this year, which would provide
many advantages for Vietnam’s export products, especially textiles. There is also a possibility of Vietnam
signing a FTA with the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
In 2013, Vinatex’s export turnover reached $2.9 billion, and the company is striving to achieve export
turnover of $5 billion by 2020.
On the domestic front too, Vinatex has made inroads in the apparel market over the past five years. The
domestic revenue of Vinatex Group was 15.74 billion dong in 2010, which increased by 18 percent to
18.518 billion dong in 2011, followed by an increase of 6.4 percent to 19.7 billion dong in 2012, and by 6
percent to 20.8 billion dong in 2013.
From January to June 2014, Vinatex’s inland revenue is estimated at 11.086 billion dong, which is an
increase of 10 percent year-on-year.
25/06/2014 14:52:18
Délégation vietnamienne à Caracol
Jose Bernard Schettini, le Directeur Général de la Société
Nationale des Parcs Industriels (SONAPI) a reçu une
importante délégation Vietnamienne au Parc Industriel à
Caracol
http://www.haitilibre.com/article-11443-haitieconomie-une-vingtaine-d-entrepreneurs-vietnamiens-enmission-en-haiti.html en vue de les encourager à investir
dans plusieurs secteurs incluant le secteur du textile et de la
transformation. Parmi les compagnies présentes, la Vinatex
(Vietnam National Textile & Garment Group) s’est montrée
intéressée à signer un accord d'investissement à l'issue de
cette tournée.