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Hawaiian Shirt Creator Alfred Shaheen Dies

The man who designed the iconic Hawaiian 'aloha' shirt, Alfred Shaheen, has passed away due to complications from diabetes.  Shaheen was a pioneer in the Hawaiian garment and textiles industry, and received a...

Isfahan Univ of Technology (IUT) - The most beautiful university

IRAN - Isfahan University of Technology (IUT)Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) is one of the top 6 higher educationinstitutions in IRAN. It's located 15 Kilometers north west of Isfahan and is oneof the major...

Bali`s textile, garment imports rise to $5.9 million

"It is still unclear whether the imported textiles and garments are intended to meet local needs or re-exported as Bali has so far been known as a textile and garment exporter though its textile and garment industry has been growing at slow pace since 2005.The significant...

child labour

90% of child laborers are rural children. Many migrate to cities and end up begging, prostitution, domestic helpers, or other odd jobs. It is easy to say “give them education and not work”, but the question...

Indonesian textile industry`s growth slowing down

"Basri said the restructuring of the textile industry`s machineries would not have the expected positive impact until 2009. "2008 will be the year of consolidation for the textile industry," he said.Basri, however, also said that textile and textile products had so far been...

The Man in the Iron Mask

"BOGOTA, Colombia – Forget going on a hunger strike. In Colombia, an unemployed man has sewn shut his mouth and locked himself behind an iron mask to demand the government attend to his family’s desperate...

Designer Liz Claiborne dies at age 78

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who started the namesake U.S. company Liz Claiborne Inc., has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday. Claiborne, 78, was ailing from cancer and...

Portion Of Fuquay Plant Burns

" March 13, 2007 North Carolina - A fire in a storage area forced the evacuation of 50 employees from a textile plant Monday night. Fire officials said they received a call at 8 p.m. about a fire at Guilford Performance Textiles, 200 Dickens Road, which manufactures polyester...

Unauthorized Migrants -- Numbers and Characteristics

Pew Hispanic Center  [report in PDF]

Border Battles -- The U.S. Immigration Debates

"...the positions taken by advocates and the policies proposed by politicians have recently become more contentious and extreme..."

Textile Industry Seeks Re-Imposed Quotas (AP)

AP - The U.S. textile and clothing industry asked the government Wednesday to re-impose quotas on 14 categories of clothing to protect American manufacturers from a flood of Chinese imports.

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