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'Harsh' tactics used on the Vietnamese garment workers to keep wages low

Related Keywords: contract pricing, excessive overtime, Fashion Brands, fashion chains, garment manufacturer, garment workers, labour rights, minimum wage, pay, production planning, supply chains, Vietnam

European and U.S. fashion brands sourcing from Vietnam must stop their “harsh” tactics that push down workers’ wages and trap millions in poverty, labour rights campaigners said on Thursday.

Vietnam, which is one of the world’s largest garment manufacturers and supplies fashion chains such as Zara and H&M, is home to over 6,000 garment and textile factories that employ about 3 million people, government figures showed.

Textile industry wants timely review of minimum wage than sudden raise

Related Keywords: handloom, Indian textile industry, minimum wage, powerloom, SIMA, tailoring, textile and clothing sector, Textile mills, timely review, TN textile industry, weaving

The Textile and clothing sector has around eight schedule employment (under the Minimum Wages Act) such as cotton ginning, pressing and waste cotton industry, handloom and weaving industry, handloom silk weaving industry, hosiery manufactory, powerloom industry, silk twisting industry, tailoring industry and apprentices in textile mills.

Besides this, there are many industrial establishments engaged in the manufacture of knitted and woven garments and made-ups (home furnishings). Some of them cater to both – the domestic and export markets.

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