Guangzhou Garment Industry Expands To Visit Workshop In Kampuchea

Development of manpower bottleneck in Kampuchea

As a national distributor of clothing, Guangzhou entrepreneurs have noticed recent developments.

Adidas, and even everyone else, will pfer the factory to foreign countries.

Reporters learned that local enterprises have also been abroad to inspect the development of local plants.

"We just came back from Kampuchea."

Zeng (a pseudonym), a responsible person of a local clothing export group, told reporters that "the labor cost of countries including Vietnam, Kampuchea and other countries is very low at present, such as Kampuchea is only 150 US dollars / month, and the domestic market is now 500 dollars / month. Even Vietnam is half as low as that in China, and it is very attractive in terms of labor cost."

However, Mr Tsang also said that although the labor force is cheap, local development may soon encounter bottlenecks. "At present, the labour force in Kampuchea is only 14 million, while only 400 thousand of the garment industry is concerned, even though it is based on the base of the workforce.

Expansion is also constrained by labor.

Developing clothes locally is not as simple as imagination. "

Mr. Tsang said.

Underwear is less affected by economic shocks.

"This year is the worst year I've ever worked."

Ceng Fuhao, general manager of Guangzhou high industry Co., Ltd., told reporters.

He said that compared with the peak season in 7 and August of this year, the sales volume has dropped by 20% this year. "We have made more than ten years' brand and have a steady source of tourists, which is much better than other small and medium-sized garment manufacturers."

Reporters learned that in the current clothing industry, underwear is considered less impact category.

Wu Weilin, deputy general manager of Guangzhou Ligong min Knitting Co., Ltd., told reporters that underwear (or home furnishing clothes) can still maintain growth in the entire garment industry, and Ligong workers have increased by more than 10% in the first half of the year.

"First of all, we mainly take the internal trade, accounting for 70% of the account, and the customers are more and more middle-aged and elderly, they consume clothes and the young people's consumption habits, which belong to the rigid demand, must buy products; secondly, in export, the democracy of the Middle East, China Hongkong market, avoided the current economic crisis is more serious in Europe and America, so the pressure is not so big."

According to Wu Weilin, the fashion enterprises that take the "fashion" route are more vulnerable now.

It can be bought or not, and it is more affected by the economic environment.

In addition, export oriented SMEs are also affected more. "