Cheap imports killing local clothing industry

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AT LEAST 28 000 workers in the clothing industry have lost their jobs since 2013 due to the imports of second-hand clothes into the country, a sector expert has said.
The National Union of the Clothing Industry’s general secretary, Joseph Tanyanyiwa, told The Financial Gazette this week that the government must put measures in place to help revive and grow the sector.

“At its peak in 2013, the clothing industry employed about 35 000 workers but today, it only employs 5 735 workers. During this period, companies that were employing workers have declined from 298 to 103,” Tanyanyiwa said.