Textile Wars
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Five years after Rana Plaza tragedy, are things better for Bangladesh’s textile industry workers?
The story of the textile industry in the second-largest clothing manufacturer in the world is one of the continued repression of workers.
Ikhtisad Ahmed
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Khadi commission asks Fabindia to pay Rs 525 crore as damages for ‘illegally’ using khadi tag
The retailer called the commission’s allegations ‘baseless’.
Scroll Staff
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In India’s textile industry, labour unions are facing employers’ wrath for demanding their rights
A growing number of workers in the south Indian garment hub have been suspended or dismissed within days of joining unions or attending events.
Anuradha Nagaraj
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Legal notice to Fabindia puts spotlight on 2013 rule: firms selling khadi need official approval
The rules are aimed at preventing customers from being cheated. But khadi retailers say state interference will hurt efforts to popularise the fabric.
Mridula Chari
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Three charts show how the Indian textile industry lost the race to Bangladesh and Vietnam
Will the special package for the sector facing both external and internal pressures in a competitive market be enough to revive it?
Mayank Jain
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As he fends off underworld threats, Nusli Wadia set to testify in murder case involving Ambani employee
In 1989, a Reliance employee was arrested for a conspiracy to murder rival Nusli Wadia of Bombay Dyeing. The case comes up for hearing on June 30.
Aarefa Johari
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