Growth of The Haiti Textile Industry Currently Being Discussed

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Twenty years ago there were about 100,000 Haitians working in the textile industry. By the time we got hit by the earthquake on January 12, that number had already shrunk to about 25,000.

While it is true that a garment manufacturing job is a very low-paying job, we do need more jobs in Haiti.

We have a very high unemployment rate in Haiti and as they say...

"pito sa pase malgre sa!"

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Fibre2fashion.com report...

The US legislators carried out discussions with Capellan [Grupo M] regarding various projects for developing textile firms in Haiti...

The US Congressional members articulated their interest in gaining knowledge regarding the socio-economic plans that Group M has been supporting in the two countries [Haiti and the Dominican Republic], and also that what measures could they initiate to support the initiative [developing the textile industry over the next few years].

Question:

What is your opinion about this initiative?

What do you think the next Haitian government need to do in order to attract more industry in Haiti?

I mean... Really... We need more manufacturing jobs in Haiti... Haitien pa vrenam vle sekle te ak wou ak manshet anko, that's why they are piling up in Haiti's major cities....

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