All Joint Apparel Association Forum articles

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    Sri Lanka’s apparel sector records 5% export growth in 2024

    31 January 2025

    Sri Lanka’s apparel exports grew modestly last year, nearing $5 billion. Industry leaders now focus on local textile production and sustainability efforts.

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    For better work: JAAF carries out training program for Sri Lanka industry stakeholders

    28 February 2023

    A few months ago, Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) pledged to support the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Better Work initiative for the country’s garment workers. Now the organization has carried out the first series of training workshops that are part of an ongoing program for the ministry of ...

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    JAAF appoints new secretary general

    3 February 2022

    The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), the apex body of the Sri Lankan apparel industry, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Yohan Lawrence as its new secretary general. Lawrence, who has more than 20 years of experience in senior management positions in the apparel sector as well as leadership ...

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    Sri Lanka’s JAAF proactively steps up protective measures for workers

    13 September 2021

    Since the initial Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and member companies continue to closely monitor the risk of spread at their factories and facilities in Sri Lanka. JAAF reports that of Sept. 9, over 90 percent of the workers at the factories have been vaccinated ...