Burma Apparel Has An Increasing Share In The Japanese Market.

According to a fashion expert, Japanese clothing industry has a larger share of the Japanese market in Japan because of the difficulty of recruiting workers in the garment factories in the southern coastal areas of China. Japan's investment in Burma's clothing industry is promising.

The executive manager of Japan's Foreign Trade Organization in Yangon said that due to difficulties in recruiting workers, factories in southern China began to pfer to Bangladesh, Kampuchea, Laos and Burma.

In addition, the garment industry in China is also facing difficulties in increasing wages of workers, increasing the cost of clothing materials and raising the living standard of Chinese residents in accordance with the existing labor law of China.

This led to an increase in orders for garment industry in Burma. According to Japanese customs statistics, Burma exported clothing to Japan in 2008, worth 133 million US dollars, and in 2009, 149 million US dollars, the growth rate was 12%.

Last year, 38% of Burma's export garments were exported to the Japanese market, and Japan was the largest exporter of Burma's clothing.

Labor wages in Burma are lower than those in other neighboring countries, which is a factor to attract foreign investment, but other basic conditions also impede foreign investment.

There are 120 garment factories in Burma. Only 20 manufacturers export clothing to Japan, while only 4 actually invest in Japan.