Burma: Releasing The First Rule Of Clothing Industry To Create "Made In Burma"

The Burma garment manufacturers association has released the first country in the country. Garment industry The code of conduct is designed to develop ethical business practices for the fast-growing garment industry.

Burma's garment manufacturing industry is growing rapidly. Although Burma garment manufacturers are currently undertaking the industry's production and processing of orders of the specified style, Burma is committed to improving the localized production capacity of clothing and building a real "production". Made in Burma " Burma clothing enjoys preferential import treatment in Europe and America, which is conducive to enhancing the competitiveness of Burma's garment industry.

According to recent reports, the Burma garment manufacturers association represents 300 members of the company, and its rules of conduct are binding on Burma's clothing industry. Burma is committed to reform and opening up and to build itself into a manufacturing base. However, activists and factory workers often complain about bad working conditions and low wage levels.

As the first code of conduct for garment manufacturers in Burma, it absorbs the basic spirit of the International Labour Organization and the legal provisions of Burma.

The clothing industry in Burma has grown rapidly. There are about 300 garment enterprises, and the number of employed workers is between 150 thousand and 250 thousand. According to the report, in the 2013 - 2014 fiscal year, garment enterprises in Burma exported more than US $1 billion, accounting for about 10% of Burma's total exports.

Under the assistance of Europe, the SME environment, responsibility, responsibility and transparency plan was launched in 2014 to support sustainable production of clothing in Burma and enhance the international competitiveness of "Burma manufacturing".

Although some clothes labeled "made in Burma" are only sewing in Burma, the materials, capital and technology for making these garments may come from Burma local enterprises in the future.

Burma now enjoys the GSP treatment from the EU, and orders from this market have increased. East Asia and Southeast Asia are the key markets for clothing exports in Burma, especially in the Japanese market.

At present, the local garment manufacturers in Burma are mainly engaged in the production and processing of the specified style orders. Their customers mainly come from Japan, China, Malaysia and Germany.

Burma as a new development Ready-made clothes The advantages of manufacturing countries include low labor costs, adequate labour force, and tariff free and quota free transfers to the EU. The European Union's GSP and the EU's suspension of sanctions against Burma both helped the development of the garment industry in Burma. In addition, Burma is one of the 10 ASEAN member countries. When the ASEAN economies are fully completed in 2015, Burma will share with other member states Brunei, Kampuchea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand 600 million consumer market and consistent tariff preferences.