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CMYK 2 ApparelOnline AUGUST 16-31, 2010 CMYK CMYK 4 ApparelOnline AUGUST 16-31, 2010 CMYK CMYK 6 ApparelOnline AUGUST 16-31, 2010 CMYK CMYK VOL. XIII Issue 10 Editor-in-Chief DEEPAK MOHINDRA Deputy Editor ILA SAXENA Deputy Editor-Supplements VINITA PANDEY Contents August 16-31, 2010 Column Editor LEELA KANUGA Copy Editor VEERESHWAR SOBTI Special Correspondent (Europe) 10. MindTree CLAUDIA OLLENHAUER-RIES Advertising Team 12. LighterMoments AMIT MAHARISHI Musafir Hoon Yaaron……! 09871307950 Contributor: Neeraj Duggal Subscription Enquiry RANI MAHENDRU 011-47390000 14. WorldWrap Creative Team z Back to School Predictions Positive Could RAJKUMAR CHAHAL Bring the Shine Back to Retail SARFARAZ AHMAD (Sr.) Photo Editor z It is Show Time… JITENDER MEERWAL But are they Meaningful? 18 Publisher & Managing Director RENU MOHINDRA 18. 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Part-1, New Delhi-110049, INDIA 8 ApparelOnline AUGUST 16-31, 2010 CMYK CMYK MINDTREE food for thought riyanka Dudlani, Executive Director, A.P.D Exports, child labour practice, they should be punished severely PMumbai The Indian Apparel Industry being for it and it should be made sure that the entire included in the EO Listing is a source of concern industry doesn’t suffer because of the insensitivity of for many exporters as the US is one of our biggest a few persons. markets. I feel the AEPC has taken all the necessary QUESTION steps to counter the development by investigating shish Garg, MD, AG Fashion, Jaipur It appears this issue and initiating a code of ethics for the quite regretful that the Apparel Industry could The Indian industry. The Indian garment exporters are well A not undertake proper investigation and prepare the Apparel Industry aware of regulations on child labour and are necessary documented proofs that were required to has been put on against employing children in their factories. The obtain clean chit from the US Department of Labor the EO listing Government, along with the AEPC, will hopefully be whereas the Carpet Export Promotion Council was able able to prove that these allegations are a matter of pertaining to to do the needful. They should now, engage with the forced and the past. By creating further awareness, we can only hope that those exporters who are responsible for concerned law consultants in US and talk about ways indentured child of being omitted from the list. Also, the common compliance labour, by the US stray cases that bring international media attention to the issue also realize that child labour will not lead code should be developed as soon as possible. Department of to any benefits, but will only be detrimental for the It is also a fact that the work required in the Apparel Labor. This entire industry. Industry can’t be deftly done by children as they lack development the capacity to learn the much needed skills at such a could impact tender age. Most of the workers we employ are semi- sourcing from the tman P. Shah, Vice-President Marketing, Artex skilled and skilled. Now is the need to support the fact country...What do AApparels, Ahmedabad Such a scenario wherein child labour was prominently used in the industry with proof! you think the AEPC existed way back in the sixties, but now the buyers are should do now… very stringent about their compliances. They refuse to am Avtar Kandoi, MD, Avon Creations, Jaipur Are the actions work with such firms which are engaged in malpractices Apparel Export Promotion Council is an entrusted they are taking R like child labour. body of the Indian Apparel Industry. It is quite enough? The AEPC has undoubtedly been slow in taking action. unfortunate that despite being in AEPC’s notice the If any of the factories is found indulging in forced industry was put under the EO list by the US 10 ApparelOnline AUGUST 16-31, 2010 CMYK MINDTREE Department of Labor. Being put under the EO list would investigating its companies and documenting the have a substantial effect on the industry in the long required information in the correct manner. run. The buyers might become reluctant to work with the Indian companies. itendra Kaushal, MD, J.K. Overseas, Delhi No matter The industry should support the AEPC in the procedure Jhow much the industry shies away from reality, but it has/would undertake to remove the country’s name the fact remains that some of the units still practice from the EO list. Obviously, the steps AEPC had taken child labour. The sad part is that the blame is shared earlier did not suffice. However, the industry rests its even by those who are not utilizing child labour or trust in the AEPC and hopes it is able to come up with indulging in any such activities. The units which are a solution soon. into the manufacturing of basic wear/fast fashion will not be affected much but the ones dealing in high ivek Thakur, Managing Director, Aryavart, Jaipur fashion would definitely be affected in the long run, V It appears to be an odd fact that the Indian as they are the ones outsourcing to contractors using Apparel Industry has been put in the EO list by the US child labour. Department of Labor. As a matter of fact, the industry is The actions taken by Apparel Export Promotion Council facing shortage of manpower as far as the blue collared are insufficient. It should do a deeper investigation workers are concerned. Practices like child labour can and notify the units on any updates. It should also pace only be forced by the firms if the human capital is up on the formation of the common compliance code. available in surplus. QUESTIONNAIRE AEPC should give deadlines to the concerned personnel involved in the investigation so that the Is the manufacturing of disposable products made from technical textiles matter is taken care of as soon as possible. Since, India the growth direction for the garment industry…Do you think there is space has been put in the list while AEPC was taking actions for new players in this niche market? in this regard; it shows that AEPC is not taking enough Write your comments to us by 21st August 2010 at: [email protected] or post your steps to solve the problem. views online through our website: www.apparelresources.com It should take advice and consult the Carpet Export Promotion Council since it was very speedy in AUGUST 16-31, 2010 ApparelOnline 11 CMYK LIGHTER MOMENTS Musafir Hoon Yaaron……! CONTRIBUTOR: NEERAJ DUGGAL, ASSISTANT MANAGER MERCHANDISING, IMPULSE t is a dream for all of us to all set to go for this trip and the last working day we had to travel light, but with the need travel arrangements started head straight to the airport Ito squeeze in as many with a lot of excitement. from our customer’s office. Our samples and presentations as One by one, 16 suitcases were bags needed to be repacked possible, our business travel packed and all bags were then now, with additional luggage of invariably means lugging those duly marked to identify the new sampling requests, and huge suitcases across the product inside so that heavy customer manual copies oceans, to wherever we are unpacking at the final to be distributed to vendors headed for! destination would be much getting the test orders… and as This story goes back to year easier. All too pleased with our we started packing, we 2007, when I was working for a packing expertise, finally we wondered how we were going to big multinational sourcing had 16 bags all lined up to take fit all this into our 16 bags company, and one of the to the weighing machine since which seemed just not enough customers wanted us to arrange it was important that we did to hold everything! All 16 bags, a Vendor Meet in their corporate not exceed the allowed luggage along with 16 small handbags, office in Boston.