Tag: textiles
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Let’s grow more cotton to boost the textile industry – AGI
Mrs Doris Kessie, the National Chairperson for Textiles, Garment and Leather Industries at the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has called for more efforts to be made to encourage the youth to grow more cotton. “It’s time to train the youth and farmers to produce high-quality cotton on a larger scale to feed the…
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Three years of excellence: The #WearGhana ‘GIGI’ journey
Three years ago, we changed our business model, transitioning from making bespoke clothing to producing our first retail collection – GIGI – and in so doing transforming Ghanaian fashion. We are proof it’s possible to succeed in this market producing relatively lower-priced ready-to-wear outfits and focus on pushing volumes. Also, we have shown that there…
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No worker has been sacked – ATL management
Management of the Akosombo Textiles Limited (ATL) has denied laying off 600 workers due to lack of raw materials. Earlier reports indicated that about 600 workers of the Akosombo Textiles Limited have been asked to go home due to a shortage of raw materials. But the company has denied this assertion. According to its management,…
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Textile workers to petition Jubilee House over piracy
The Coalition of Textile Workers has notified of intensifying its fight against the collapse of the local textile industry. In what it describes as a reminder to the government, the group wants the government through the Trade Ministry and allied institutions, to take drastic measures to halt the influx of pirated textiles on the market.…
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Taskforce pledges clamp down on pirated textiles
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 inaugurated a task force to check the marketing of pirated textiles and the smuggling of textiles into and out of Ghana. The Textile Workers’ Association have agitated over the delay in inaugurating the unit to ensure the challenges are addressed. The unresolved issue for instance…
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Textile workers unhappy with ‘stimulus package’ for pirated textiles
The Local Textile Workers’ Association has expressed displeasure at government’s plan to offer financial support to solve the smuggling of pirated goods onto the local markets. Although they admit they are in need of financial help, they are confident it will not address the issue which remains the biggest challenge in the industry. Their assertion…
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GTP sacks 178 workers in 2016
Ghana Textile Printing (GTP) Limited, has laid off 178 workers over operational challenges. The affected staff comprises 138 permanent and 40 casual workers. The Marketing Director of GTP, Rev. Stephen Kofi Badu who disclosed this to Citi Business News attributed the situation to a restructuring of the company’s operations to sustain its viability. “Two major…