Textiles and apparel are the largest industries in Haiti, which has sustained a U.S. trade embargo, a political coup, military rule, hurricanes, earthquakes and the desertion of many manufacturers. During the past 20 years, Haiti has lost up to 100,000 textile industry jobs. North Carolina-based Hanesbrands operates a plant in Port-au-Prince and hopes to see the return of the textile industry as Haiti’s infrastructure is rebuilt. Textile businesses have relatively low start-up costs and the potential to employ unskilled workers, but lingering attitudes about former sweatshops may stand in the way. “You can’t convince the people [who] used to do it to come back to it,” says Gilles Antoine, manager of plants that supply Hanesbrands, in a May story by Martha Quillin in the Raleigh News & Observer.
Rebuilding the fabric of Haiti
Projects | July 1, 2010 | By: ATA
You might also like...
Compact retractable shade canopy extends livable space
A 2023 OFPANZ Awards for Excellence Winner
From outlet mall to entertainment outlet and hub
Pvilion solar canopies win BLT Built Design Award
FlexFacades innovation turns parking garage into art
Functional and fanciful fabric sculptures embrace Google building