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India offers help for revival of 300 apparel factories in Myanmar.


Date: 11-06-2013
Subject: India offers help for revival of 300 apparel factories in Myanmar
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): India has offered to help in revival of 300 apparel factories in Myanmar.

During his meeting with the Myanmar President, U Thein Sein in Nay Pyi Taw, Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma also offered five million US Dollars Line of Credit for revival of these factories.

Sharma also offered USD 5 million Line of Credit for revival of these factories.

A press communique released yesterday said that the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) will provide technical assistance in formulation of revival plans for these factories. Private Sector companies will play a big role in revival and building joint ventures with these closed apparel factories.

India will also cooperate with Myanmar in formulating a common compliance code for standards and also the best practices in the factories, said Sharma.

The Minister also proposed to the Myanmar President a Common Compliance Code – Disha Myanmar with technical assistance from AEPC – to enhance compliance standards in Myanmar for exports to developed countries.

Sponsored by Ministry of Textiles, and helmed by AEPC Disha is an initiative to driving industry towards sustainable human capital advancement. Disha attempts to educate apparel exporting members on a code of ethics that covers all critical social and environmental concerns like child labour, health and industrial safety, etc.

For capacity building in Myanmar textiles sector, India has offered 2 scholarships for 2 slots under National Institute of Design (NID) and 250 scholarships for textile workers under Integrated Skill Development Scheme. Scholarships have been offered in National Institute of Fashion Technology and Institute of Foreign Trade also.

India will be setting up India-Myanmar Apparel Sector JVs in Thilawa SEZ in collaboration with other international brands, said Sharma. India will also set up a textiles trade show – Textiles Expo in Yangon for traditional textiles with Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) as lead council. Enterprise India Show in Yangon as an annual event: As was agreed during Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Myanmar to conduct an annual trade promotion event.

Sharma announced that ITPO will undertake this event during November 2013. “We will also facilitate in return an exhibition of Myanmar industry in India organized by ITPO free of cost next year” said Sharma. (ANI)

Source: truthdive.com

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