Tiruppur garment units call for measures to control imports-OxBig News Network

The garment industry related industrial associations in Tiruppur have urged all the textile and garment industrial associations in the country to suggest to their members to stop importing goods from Bangladesh.

This was one of the resolutions passed at the all association meeting held in Tiruppur on December 28.

The Central government should protect the domestic fabric and garment manufacturers and exporters by imposing countervailing duties or anti-dumping duty on import of fabrics and garments from Bangladesh. The manufacturers in Bangladesh get subsidies and these goods are imported by India without any duty. “The aim is to ensure fair competition and safeguard the interests of Indian manufacturers,” the resolution said.

Till these duties are imposed, the government should take interim measures. The textile and garment manufacturing associations across India should adopt a moral stance and voluntarily stop importing goods from Bangladesh. The Indian textile and garment industry should support and encourage self reliance by stopping imports from Bangladesh, another resolution passed at the meeting said.