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Handmade rugs: Carpet exporters priced out of labour markets
Labourers find they can earn a lot more by working in other industries.
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Property market: Inflation, high interest rates squeeze Faisalabad real estate
Lack of affordability pushes many people to rent, live in high-density housing units.
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Textile industry: ‘Give me electricity or I will move to Bangladesh’
Several manufacturers are moving to Dhaka on the promise of better power supply, lower tariffs.
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Cold storage: Facilities fail to meet quality standards
Advanced methods to preserve commodities not being applied.
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Faisalabad Dry Port: Customs authorities holding back billions in rebates
Exporters say dry port cargo service costs more than private cargo service.
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Quota for disable goes unfulfilled
People with disabilities being ignored by govt and private sector alike.
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Power loom workers go on strike
Demand payment of minimum wage.
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Consequences of energy crisis: As export orders become harder to meet, textile sector turns to local market
Many firms moving out of clothing business, getting into developing shopping malls.
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Brick kilns pay workers 41% below mandated minimum
Govt officials will not take action unless approached by labourers.








