As the world has watched the rapid political transformation of Myanmar (Burma), the question on many people’s minds in the textile and garment business was “when?”, as in when would the sanctions that prohibited the imports of goods from Myanmar to markets like the U.S. and EU be lifted? That question, as it relates...
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SAFSA Global Forum 2012 Pictures, see here.
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SAFSA is pleased to announce that Mr. Prabakaran Kesavan (Praba) has joined the SAFSA team as its new “SAFSA Manager.” The SAFSA Manager is a newly created position that will be responsible for the administration of the SAFSA program effective January 1, 2013 when the day-to-day responsibilities shift from the VALUE Project (led by...
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Mr. Kenneth Tiong, a Senior Logistics Expert and recognized expert on the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) gave a presentation on the background and potential benefits to the regional textile and apparel sector. Mr. Tiong noted that much of the progress into the architecture of ASW had been completed but there remained many policy-level actions...
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Mr. Andrew Hong, Permanent Secretary General of AFTEX provided a snapshot of each ASEAN country’s performance related to textile and apparel exports in 2011/2012. Consistent with the overall global trend of lower economic activity, most countries have seen a slight decline in their exports year over year (2010-2011). However some countries, such as Thailand,...
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VALUE Project Director, Mike Blakeley provided an update on SAFSA progress since 2010. In terms of the number of members, SAFSA has grown from 33 to 46 despite the fact that the level of factory members fluctuates frequently due to attrition. Recruiting Factory members is the highest resource burden on the SAFSA program and...
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