Bringing HOPE to Haiti's Apparel Industry : Improving Competitiveness through Factory-level

World Bank

World Bank

关键词: ABSENTEEISM;    AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES;    AGRICULTURE;    APPAREL;    APPAREL EXPORT;   

RP-ID  :  53316

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

In October 2008 the United StatesCongress enacted legislation that gave the Republic of Haitiexpanded, flexible access to the U.S. market for its apparelexports. The Second Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity throughPartnership Encouragement act of 2008 (HOPE II, updated fromthe original legislation passed in 2006) was welcomed forits potential to revitalize a decaying industry, attract newforeign investment, expand formal sector employment, andjumpstart growth and opportunity for Haiti's people.The purpose of the analysis of Haiti's apparelvalue-chain in this report is to provide a comprehensiveview of the advantages and challenges of manufacturing inHaiti relative to manufacturing in the Caribbean and CentralAmerica and elsewhere. It situates Haiti's attributesand suggests priorities for improving its competitivenessrelative to that of other suppliers. An apparel buyer in theUnited States today juggles an impressive list of potentialsuppliers from China and elsewhere in Asia and from LatinAmerica and beyond. Each country offers a unique combinationof workforce skills, business environment, costs,'full-package' services, proximity to raw materialor to end markets, preferential access to the U.S. market,and thus competitiveness. This report helps readers to seehow Haiti fits into this ever-changing global apparel market kaleidoscope.