Concerns
Recommendations
Stakeholders
Challenges
Quality Standards and Pursuit of Heritage
Having agreed upon minimum standards and quality requirements by producers and stakeholders (Short term). Certification for standards (Long term). Create legislation for minimum wage in the textile industry and provide protections for informal workers.
Core Stakeholders: Producers, brands, designers etc. Government stakeholders
Set standards might stifle creativity
Skills shortage in the local fashion industry
Government and core stakeholders mapping out skills gaps and partner in the development of relevant curriculum. Development of residency and internship programs. Mentoring and experience sharing among core stakeholders to address the skills shortage.
Government, Brands, designers and other core stakeholders
Lack of cooperation
Government, Brands, designers and other core stakeholders
Small market factors leading to interest
Government, Brands, designers and other core stakeholders
Lack of cooperation
Access to raw materials
Knowledge and using government incentives
Close collaboration among core stakeholders to create economies of scale. Incentives for local textile production. Closer interaction between government and beneficiaries increase understanding of incentives and how to benefit from them. The publication of a service charter, detailing the incentives, eligibility, procedures and processes.
Lack of links among industry stakeholders
Regular roundtable setups for increasing interaction among local stakeholders potentially leading to the identification of partnership opportunities (Short term). Creation of a digital database for stakeholders and their activities (Long term).
Government and Core stakeholders: Brands, designers, producers, textile producers
Lack of cooperation
Training facilities
Reviewing the curriculum at Technical Vocational and Training institutions in fashion related courses to ensure that they are fit for purposes for modern day needs and challenges (Short term). The establishment of a local Fashion College (Long term).
Government with the involvement of core stakeholders. i.e. brands, designers etc.
Lack of cooperation