Kaifeng Clothing Industry: Once Glorious, Now Very Embarrassed.

"In the 70s and 80s of last century, like Kaifeng's market, the Kaifeng clothing was famous in the whole province. The clothes worn by mainland leaders above the city level are made in Kaifeng. Ordinary people want to line up in the back door for 3 months before they can make clothes. " In the afternoon of April 24th, recalling the past, Yang Yuqing, President of Kaifeng clothing trade association, was somewhat proud.

Yang Yuqing said. Kaifeng clothing The past glory of the industry can not be summed up in one or two sentences. In those days, people were proud of the clothes made in Kaifeng, just like "now I bought clothes in Paris".

No state owned enterprise Reform Before that, Kaifeng garment industry ranks the top in Henan Province, with five thousand or six thousand people in the industry. The garments produced by nine garment factories are mainly exported to the Soviet Union.

In the 90s of last century, state-owned enterprises were restructured and many factories and mines were opened. Bankruptcy The clothing factory has not been spared. Yang Yuqing counted his fingers on the clothing factory that was famous for the year, international garment factory, Wuyi garment factory, Kaifeng garment factory, Dahua garment factory, knitting factory, knitted underwear factory, Western-style clothes factory, embroidery factory, wool textile clothing factory, Tokyo garment factory, Xiang Guo Temple garment factory, Kaifeng clothing research Institute, and Dongfeng garment factory, that is, Taifeng clothing company after restructuring. The transformation of the system, the closure of the collapse, now scale clothing factory Kaifeng no one.

From pillar industries to overturning, why did Kaifeng clothing industry not take advantage of its own advantages and occupy a larger market in the wave of market economy? Instead, it became more and more declining. Yang Yuqing said Kaifeng is an inland city, and the degree of openness of Kaifeng is somewhat different from that of Haicheng. Therefore, at the critical moment of reform and opening up, we did not seize the opportunity, causing our clothing industry to develop more slowly. In addition, a large number of talents in garment factories in Kaifeng were also lost when the market was merged, which caused irreparable damage to the garment industry.

A garment industry insider who did not want to be named said that around 2000, he and a clothing company owner in the field could earn 1 million yuan a year, but Wenzhou people only pay 60 thousand yuan tax every year, and he has to pay several times the tax. Most of the profits of the Wenzhou people have been reinvested in production, and their enterprises have to cope with the inspections and fines of various departments. How can we compete in the same market?

"Clothing factories do not have economic strength, so it is difficult to build brands and famous brands. Therefore, Kaifeng's clothing industry has entered a vicious circle and is hard to grow and expand. Yang Yuqing said helplessly.

Zhang Xianxin, general manager of Tsun Sheng Clothing Co., Ltd., who has been engaged in garment industry for more than 30 years, has the same understanding. He talked about the development of the clothing industry in our city, and there were some regrets and helplessness in the discourse. Zhang Xian Xin said that in the 70s and 80s of last century, a large number of famous garment factories had been formed in our city, but now half of the enterprises have disappeared, and the idle phenomenon in the building shops is more common.

Zhang Xian Xin said that recruitment difficulties and shortage of funds are the main factors that perplex the development of garment industry in our city. "The majority of enterprises in the clothing industry of our city are poor in working environment and living conditions, and the wages are relatively low. The aging of skilled workers and the low professional quality of new workers cause production and operation to be out of business. The working and living environment of enterprises is poor, and the treatment of workers is low. Zhang Xianxin told the author that his company now only has more than 100 workers, and the average monthly wage of workers is only 1000 yuan. The company recruits college students every year. In order to retain talents, he pays them the same wages as those who have worked for 3 years, but often months later, college students choose to quit.

In recent years, Zhengzhou's clothing market has sprung up, and Zhang Xianxin believes that Zhengzhou's clothing market has already made its own world, not only the large wholesale market and the large fabric market, but also the huge processing base. In particular, the production and marketing of women's trousers has taken up half of the country's market, and the technology of Zhengzhou's garment industry has been improving day by day. It has already scramble for talents with Kaifeng garment processing industry, which has caused a certain impact on the development of Kaifeng garment industry.