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Whither Myanmar's garment sector? / / Nick J. Freeman [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Freeman Nick J. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Whither Myanmar's garment sector? / / Nick J. Freeman [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, , 2019
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (18 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 338.768709591
Soggetto topico: Clothing trade - Burma
Clothing workers - Legal status, laws, etc - Burma
Soggetto geografico: Burma Foreign relations European Union countries
European Union countries Foreign relations Burma
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Jan 2020).
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- MYANMAR'S GARMENT SECTOR AND THE EU'S THREAT TO SUSPEND GSP PREFERENCES -- GARMENT INDUSTRY PROFILE AND GLOBAL TRENDS -- WHAT MIGHT ALL THIS MEAN FOR MYANMAR?
Sommario/riassunto: The EU has threatened to suspend Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) status for Myanmar, under which the country's exports can enter Europe without any tariffs or quotas. The official reason cited by the EU is a growing concern over human rights violations and issues around labour rights in Myanmar. If this threat were to be carried out, the business sector that will be most affected is Myanmar's burgeoning garment sector, which employs around 700,000 people, most of whom are women. The principal worry in Myanmar is that if EU buyers and brands have to start paying tariffs to import Myanmar-made garments, then they will opt to shift their sourcing to other countries. Without GSP, Myanmar's garment exports may no longer be price competitive. As one of the few manufacturing sectors in Myanmar to employ semi-skilled women, many of whom migrated from poor rural areas, the garment sector has come to play an important socioeconomic role in the country. Whether or not the EU decides to withdraw GSP status, Myanmar's garment sector faces a number of challenges. How Myanmar's policymakers and garment industry leaders respond to global industry trends will be just as important, in the long run, in determining the sector's commercial sustainability.
Titolo autorizzato: Whither Myanmar's garment sector?  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 981-4843-63-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: Trends in Southeast Asia ; ; 2019 no. 7.