She is from a rather different background: she grew up in the Scottish Borders in a family that had for generations worked in the garment mills of Hawick; her first job was as a maker of knitwear, but later she got a degree in community education, helping homeless people find new careers.
Most of the factories are garment operations, textile mills and dyeing plants in the supply chain that exports clothing to Europe and the United States.
Helped by a five-year tax exemption and other incentives, cotton mills, garment factories and other businesses are operating in the city's industrial zone and officials are trying desperately to attract foreign investment.
Little changed: China's exports kept soaring and investment poured into steel mills and garment factories.
"In 2005, we expect to grow further, as the market potential is enormous," said V. Sridhar, head of garment exports at Arvind Mills.
Rice mills, cotton and garment factories, brick kilns, and cigarette factories are among the places staffed by slaves.
All corporate actors in the global garment supply chain – from spinning mills to fashion brands, from business associations to banks providing credit – should map their supply chains, scale up due-diligence activities, allow trade unions and civil society organisations to play their designated roles, and integrate their corporate accountability commitments into their sourcing practices.
Intermix says the cloth comes from a fabric mill in New York's garment district, which is purportedly the world's sole purveyor of ecclesiastic materials.
Factories surround the school: within 300 yards are two garment factories, two dyeing operations, a textile mill, a brick factory and a pharmaceutical plant.
Clients are lining up to secure loans for garment factories, power plants and steel mills, among other projects, says Sheikh Mohammad Maroof, the head of wholesale banking at City Bank, a private bank.There is plenty more scope to grow.
