Burma Textile And Garment Industry Development Opportunities And Challenges

In recent years, Burma has developed < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > textile < /a > a target= "_blank" href= "P". "Clothing" industry relies on local low-cost labor prices, abundant labor force and enjoying export tariff preferences in Europe and the United States and other convenient conditions. It is regarded as an untapped clothing production center and purchasing target country by international buyers.

The textile and garment industry, which can create a large amount of foreign exchange and employment opportunities, is highly regarded by the Burma industry. < /p >

< p > Burma, as a newly emerging a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/" > garment manufacturing < /a >, has the advantages of low labor costs, abundant labor force, and tariff free and quota free exports to the EU. In addition, the technical support provided by the Japan Trade Promotion Council and the Ministry of industry and Commerce and the consumption scale of 60 million of Burma's domestic market have also become an important factor supporting the development of the industry.

WinAung, chairman of the Burma chamber of Commerce and industry, said that the European Union's GSP and the EU's suspension of sanctions against Burma both helped the development of the garment industry in Burma.

In addition, Burma is one of the 10 member countries of ASEAN. When the ASEAN economies are fully completed in 2015, Burma will share with other member states Brunei, Kampuchea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand 600 million consumer market and consistent tariff preferences.

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< p > however, some recent comments from the international industry point out that a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > Burma textile < /a > clothing industry needs to face a series of challenges to become a pillar industry to stimulate economic growth.

Objective factors such as the unrest of Burma's migrant workers and backwardness of industrial facilities will still constrain industrial development.

In a report on its 2013 human rights risk, Maplecroft, a British business consultant, pointed out that although Burma has undergone reforms in the past year and a half, Burma's risk profile remains "very high" in the eyes of foreign investors.

The labour law, which was implemented in October 2011, allowed workers to strike and organize trade unions. Workers clearly realized that the time had come to improve their wages and working conditions.

According to the Burma times report, on May 1, 2012 ~7 30 workers in 70 garment factories went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions.

At the same time, even though the Burma clothing trade union has set up training centers and technical schools, it is still a problem to find and retain skilled garment factory workers in Yangon.

Garment factories complain that once trained workers become skilled technicians, they will leave the factory to the Thailand border for higher treatment.

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Another reason for the weak competitiveness of Burma's garment manufacturing industry in the global market is that productivity is still lower than that of Vietnam, Kampuchea and Bangladesh. < p >

At the end of last year, the Yangon Electricity Supply Bureau announced that from January 1, 2013, several industrial areas in Yangon will be blackout from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

All textile mills and almost all garment factories must have their own diesel generators to supplement their electricity.

According to the survey, the total cost of electricity in Burma garment factories is about 30%~40% of the total labor cost. The most serious reason is that the textile machinery and equipment are accelerated depreciation due to voltage instability.

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< p > except kenaf and jute, < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com" > cotton < /a > is also one of the main crops in Burma. However, due to the backwardness of upstream industry facilities, it is necessary to import investment to support the rapidly expanding export garment industry.

The industry calls for the development of industrial washing equipment and accessories and packaging materials in order to facilitate the investment of < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com" > spinning /a and dyeing and finishing industry.

Since April 1st this year, the Ministry of Commerce of Burma has approved all import / export free import / export licences, becoming the first step for the government to promote industrial development.

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