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New Year gift from the AEPC comes as a shocker to all Apparel House showroom holders enquiring about schedules of India Market Days to be held at the Apparel House for the year 2015 since EC Committee decides to discontinue the event… The callous attitude of the EC Committee continues as they did not have courtesy to inform the showroom holders of their decision immediately after the meeting… February 1-15 Companies moving towards social sustainability… NGOs think otherwise So much talk is happening on the sustainability front… and the major element within the concept is ‘employee engagement’ and ‘social and environment responsibility’. NGOs seem to think that nothing has changed and there is more talk than action. So what is the real story… Are the workers still being grossly exploited as claimed or are the NGOs propagating the same for their own livelihood…! February 16-28 Are we tackling labour issues responsibly...? The number of worker-related violence is disturbingly on the increase in the garment export industry in the Delhi- NCR region. Over the last few years, big names like Viva Global, CTA Apparels, Modelama and Orient Craft have witnessed angry workers pelting stones and destroying property leading to riot-like situations, halting work and calling for immediate management intervention for damage control. In all these cases the situation could have been averted… March 1-15 Is ‘Make in India’ enough for true growth? ‘Make in India’ is an excellent initiative by the Government of India…, but the concept is nothing new… What is new is the single-minded thrust which the current Government is giving to this newly coined term. To succeed, we should first ‘Make India’, turning the country into a worthy place for ‘Make in India’ and that can only be done if we have ‘Clean India’, ‘Skilled India’ and ‘Corruption-free India’. The rest will follow automatically… March 16-31 The fight for Accountability and Transparency is far from over… Change at the AEPC can happen only with a new team and that is only possible if every exporter registered with the AEPC is given a fair opportunity to vote for their representatives. Last year, a group of exporters under the aegis of AHEA had taken the bold initiative to drag the AEPC and the MoT to court demanding implementation of the Electronic Voting System (EVS), mandating adoption of EVS by all councils, including the AEPC… April 1-15 Government funds must be judiciously given, used and accounted for… How serious is the Government on long-term sustenance of the handicraft and handloom sectors! When disbursing funds allotted for developing handloom clusters, the absence of a vision is visible in the selection of the final candidate to implement projects. Many micro and macro level schemes have been initiated with the agenda to develop handloom clusters; several crores of rupees in funds have reportedly gone into these projects, but not even one cluster has emerged as a benchmark… 12 Apparel Online India | JANUARY 1-15, 2016 | www.apparelresources.com 13 Apparel Online India EDITORIAL April 16-30 One disappointment after the other! The Modi Government has not given the garment industry the necessary thrust to be among the manufacturing industries of preferences. While the Government gave its nod to the MGNREGA scheme, the garment manufacturing industry was not connected to it; similarly new textile policy and the suggested changes in the labour laws remain a dream! Even the first full year budget was devoid of any benefit to the industry… May 1-15 Change is in the air... finally! In our determination to put apparel exports on fast-track, we have been consistently pointing out the urgent need for change in the way the AEPC is functioning… Over the last few years, some committed people from the industry have come forward to share their experiences and concerns... As media we have honestly put these on our pages for the industry to evaluate and take a stand... Rarely does one get the chance to be a part of an unfolding change…, one that we have stood for, for a long time… But it happened with us on our recent visit to the Textiles Ministry as a part of a small, but highly motivated and determined delegation of industry colleagues… The open and honest acceptance that there were serious issues in export promotion that needed attention was a big high, but the declaration that the Ministry has already passed an order of making EVS mandatory for AEPC, was a triumph for the group. May 16-31 Paying tribute to an icon of the industry: Kanval Dhillon The usual hustle-bustle of Monday morning was broken by a message from Leela, a good friend… Kanval Dhillon (MD, K Dhillon & Co.) passed away on Sunday, 3rd May 2015, much before her time. Even as we at Apparel Online were absorbing the news, the messages started pouring in, all wanted to share their grief…AO’s tribute to a lady who touched many hearts in the industry… June 1-15 Two important news in the recent fortnight caught my attention... Two news that impact the industry – IAM (Institute of Apparel Management) in Gurgaon, has violated the UGC norms by signing a MoU with Mewar University for granting of degrees without UGC’s permission. Secondly, the Government’s announcement allowing children below the age of 14 to work with their parents in homeworkers- environment after their school hours or during vacation deprives them of all their rights evoked a strong reaction from some quarters… I personally feel that this move was long overdue and it has laid to rest fears that traditional crafts that are passed down through generations, will die out if children of artisans are not allowed to work and learn the craft. June 16-30 Garmenting is the driver for growth in textile value chain… It’s time Ministry recognized this! The focus for the Government (Textiles Ministry) has always been for the poor, and schemes which appeal to masses have been promoted and cleared… The handlooms sector is the obvious choice for schemes and incentives since the sector represents clusters of poor artisans, and announcing of such schemes gets good media time. Is it not ironic that the segment that gets maximum benefits and media attention is actually the worst off! July 1-15 Are businesses really professional? There are professionally managed businesses, and there are businesses wherein I recognize an owner as professional too. In that lies the difference in their success levels. The former knows that the business depends on people; it is these people who manage the show, so they deserve all the respect and grooming. It’s all about recruiting and retaining the right people…, making them responsible and responsive to take on bigger roles. July 16-31 Is the depreciated rupee helping exporters...? Exports are picking up and for the right price; within this scenario the community is happily claiming that business is growing too. Statistics also corroborate the fact as business grew 12.2% in dollar terms in the FY 2014-15. Even the regular analysis done by my team for our data pages shows that despite market conditions, India made steady progress in both the US and European markets on both quantities and values in 2014.