Every night, four to five million Germans have anything but a good night’s sleep: they are allergic to house dust mites. While bed coverings, pillows and blankets can be washed with high temperatures in the washing machine, when it comes to mattresses, so far the only way to control dust mite populations and their allergenic excretions consisted of using tight-closing and hence not very breathable mattress covers or the use of chemical substances. 
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Various processes used in the textile industry for processing fabrics lead to a major portion of environmental pollution. Wet processing techniques contribute the maximum to environmental pollution.
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The textile and clothing sector has received a battering since the last few months due to the impact of the recessionary trends prevailing in global markets. Companies are either cutting down production or are shutting down units, which is leading to an increase in unemployment levels.
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The EBRD is enhancing the competitiveness of the Mongolian cashmere sector with an $800,000 loan to Ezio Foradori, a locally-owned niche cashmere production company in the capital Ulaanbaatar.
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American Apparel & Footwear Association joined six other trade groups in a joint letter (given below) to President Barack Obama regarding the current political situation in Honduras, a US/CAFTA-DR partner.
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Demonstrating a commitment to strengthening its international presence, Gap Inc announced an agreement with Armin Systems Limited to bring Gap stores to Thailand. Under the agreement with Armin, the first Gap stores in Thailand are expected to open in spring 2010, featuring clothing for adults, kids and babies.
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Representatives of the ITUC taking part in the G8 summit in Italy met this morning with Brazilian President Luiz Inázio Lula da Silva to discuss employment and economic recovery on the eve of the summit, which will be attended by President Lula and other national leaders from G8 and non-G8 countries. The meeting follows a series of discussions with ministers from the host government Italy, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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The wool industry is in a quandary after the withdrawal of QBE from offering credit insurance to some sectors of the textile industry, which includes wool from July 1 and called on the government to support the insurance companies.
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Citing further human rights abuses in Burma, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) sent letters to Congress calling on them to swiftly renew the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, an expiring import ban on goods from that country.
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Chairing a high level meeting the Textile Minister, Mr Mohammed Khan said that the government is taking a number of steps to bring a qualitative as well as quantitative improvement of the textile industry.
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The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has set a target to achieve US $3.3 billion in clothing exports in 2009 and hopes to reach $5 billion by the end of 2011.
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Shirtworks, one of Oxford's leading T-shirt printing and promotional items companies, has announced increased summer T-shirt printing orders for the Oxford and London tourist industry, believed to be a result of the weaker pound. Shirtworks, well-known by the Oxford University colleges and sports clubs, is also a major supplier of the famous Oxford T-shirts on sale throughout the city, and also many of the London Underground T-shirts that are sold throughout London.
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