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Raw materials for the leather and footwear factories produced in Binh Duong province. Vietnam is discussing the establishment of a centre of raw materials for textile and footwear industries to meet with green requirements and increase competitiveness. (Photo: VNA)

Footwear industry takes bold steps towards green growth

Vietnam is discussing the establishment of a centre for raw materials to support the textile, leather and footwear industries, signalling a bold effort for the billion-US-dollar sectors to enhance sustainability and climb higher up the global value chain.

Workers produce clothes at a garment factory in Batang District, Central Java, (Photo:en.antaranews.com)

Indonesia to increase import taxes to protect local textile industry

The Indonesian government on June 25 said that it will issue two protection policies, namely Safeguard Measures Import Duty (BMTP) and Anti-Dumping Import Duty (BMAD), for textiles and textile products as an effort to protect the local industry from surging imported textiles.

The main gate of garment factory Tuntex Garment Indonesia in Tangerang Regency, Banten province, is closed on April 3, 2023. (Photo: jakartaglobe.id)

Indonesia’s textile sector sees job cuts soar

Tens of thousands of textile and textile product (TPT) workers in Indonesia have been laid off in the first half of this year, President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPN) Ristadi said on June 23, describing the sector’s situation as an emergency.