Shrinking Asian textile industry opens doors for Kenyan garments, fashion

Local designers, clothes makers have opportunity to ramp up production as costs such as labour remain slightly lower. PHOTO | FILE

For several decades the economic growth success story has been about the East Asia tigers; China, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Bangladesh and Thailand, among others.

Interestingly the garment industry—a labour intensive, low-skill manufacturing process-- has been one of the catalysts for growth in these Asian countries.

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