report discusses corporate social responsibilities and business ethics in the case of the Rana Plaza collapse. In April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory in Savar district of suburb Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed, where death tolls reached 1129. Those were garment workers for outsourced operations from well-known Western high street fashion brands. One of the factories buried in the collapse was a supplier of Primark. The incident unveiled debate on duties in supply chain responsibilities, outsourcing and offshoring
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WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY 2009 India’s Cotton & Textile Industry: Main Points v India’s textile and clothing industry contributes 4% per cent to Gross Domestic Product, 14 per cent in industrial production and 12 per cent in export earnings. v It is the second largest industry providing employment after agriculture. It provides employment to around 35 million people. v First Cotton Mills: The first Indian cotton cloth mill was established in 1818 at Fort Gloaster near
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his head; the golden halo, the use of red color (symbolizing the presence of god and strength), and blue color (symbolizing good health and human beings) allows us to recognize this figure as Jesus Christ. Christ is seen wearing a red garment with a blue garment wrapped around on the outside, this is to represent that he began as God and became human while you can view his apostles wearing the opposite colors; representing that they began as humans and have came closer to God (”Icons: Symbolism
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[pic] PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECT FOR DISSERTATION AKASH H A M.Sc. NURSING 1ST YEAR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 2010-2011 HOSMAT COLLEGE OF NURSING, 45, MAGRATH ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 025. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES BANGALORE, KARNATAKA PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECT FOR DISSERTATION |1. |NAME OF THE CANDIDATE AND ADDRESS |MR
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Executive summary: A new industry of ready-made garment is to be set up in Bangladesh. The reasons on which this decision is based includes, flexible business and investment policy of Bangladesh government, economic security, cheap labour, tax exemption etc. Garment industry requires less investment capital. Raw material would be purchased from the local markets, this will save time and money. Different brands will be launched according to the financial conditions of the consumer
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Global Production and Sourcing. Introduction: For this project I will be looking into the specific requirements TU at Sainsbury’s require around specific product types. I will be looking into Sainsbury’s TU toddler boy’s jersey wear. Researching into two countries of origin I will be looking into what management conditions, technological and economic issues that surround the choice from where Sainsbury’s choose to and how they are sourced and manufactured. Sainsbury’s was founded in England
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minimum wage, and no child labor laws. Employment at will was the dogma for employee-employer relationships and this inherently favored the employer in all aspects. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was one of the largest garment producers in New York City at the time. The garment industry primarily was made up of women and children. This group had never traditionally worked before because labor male driven. This allowed for employers to take advantage of women and children with maximum hours for
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3 states of clothing: real clothing, represented garment and the used garment. Real clothing is the when the raw material is used and the clothing is first produced as a prototype for its later stages. This real clothing then is provided with a symbolic mise en scène and becomes the represented garment. The image of the cloth performs a mimetic function as well as making the garment into a pleasing sight, or a pleasant arrangement. The used garment is the clothing after its purchase which usually
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undergarments used in the 19th century, through cutting the one-piece "union suit" underwear into separate top and bottom garments, with the top long enough to tuck under the waistband of the bottoms. T-Shirts, with and without buttons, were adopted by miners and stevedores during the late 19th century as a convenient covering for hot environments. T-Shirts, as a slip-on garment without buttons, originally became popular in the United States when they were issued by the U.S. Navy during or following
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At 3500BC to 2500BC time period, Sumerian man and women usually wore kaunakes as everyday garment. The lengths of kaunakes are different: servants and soldiers wore short kaunakes; royalty and deities wore long kaunakes. Also, the kaunakes could have patterns on it and fringes at the hem to simulate tufts of wool on the fleece. In figure 1, the fourth women at the left wore a long kaunake to her ankle. Therefore, this woman must be rich or had a high social statue. The complexity and delicacy of
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