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South Africa'S Textile Industry Continues To Decline In Employment

2010/10/12 9:31:00 61

In recent years

South African textile industry

Through a series of changes in production and operation mode, including the introduction of advanced production technology, reduce

Labor cost

And so on, trying to save the local industry continued to decline.

However, according to the data released recently by the South African clothing and textile Union, the output value of local clothing and textile industry in South Africa dropped by 23% in the three years from June 2007 to June 2010.

Rate of employment

The impact of the continued downturn has led to the disappearance of about 30 thousand jobs.

Relevant economists in South Africa called on the government and relevant trade union organizations to work out effective measures to reduce the adverse effects of the continued decline in local clothing and textile industry.

Supplement:

The textile industry in Kenya has seen a lot of unemployment in the past few years, due to the closure and rearrangement of factories.

In the past, the textile industry was one of the most developed industrial sectors in Kenya.

At one point, the textile industry was the source of employment in Kenya, bringing employment to 500 thousand people, but at present, only 20 thousand of Kenya people have provided employment.

This decline in maintenance is a shock to Kenya, a country with a high unemployment rate.

High production costs, lack of market and credit mechanisms, and high labor cost are the main reasons, and should be responsible for the demise of Kenya's textile and garment industry.

In order to save the textile and clothing industry, the government of Kenya has taken concrete measures to reduce the production, energy and labor costs of the country.

In the same way, the cost of service provided by the government at the port should also be reduced.

Kenya has the highest energy cost in the world, priced at 19 cents / kWh.

In neighbouring countries, such as Uganda and Tanzania, the electricity cost is only 10 cents / kWh, while in South Africa and Egypt, there are only 4 cents / kWh and 2 cents / kWh.

Besides, Kenya's high labor costs also hurt textile business.

The labor cost of unskilled workers has risen to 8500 shillings at 10000 shillings, and there are additional social costs.

According to the procurement law of Kenya, at least 15% of the total public procurement should come from the local government, but the government failed to adhere to the law in the past, leading to the gradual withdrawal of the country's textile industry.