Prospects for the Apparel Industry in Haiti
The apparel industry in Haiti is the biggest contributor to the country’s total exports and has established a competitive advantage in supplying nearby apparel markets. In the USA, Haiti benefits from trade preferences and relatively relaxed rules of origin. However, one of the biggest threats to the industry is an increase in labour costs as a result of efforts to raise the minimum wage. Nevertheless, the USA’s HOPE II legislation is playing a positive role in the industry’s revival. This report analyses the Haitian apparel industry and includes information on labour costs and productivity, energy and factory costs, products, customers, competitors, legislation, investment incentives, and human resources. It also analyses the effects and implications of the 2010 earthquake, the benefits of locating in free zones and industrial zones in Haiti, and the competitiveness of the apparel industry in the country.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
COMPANIES, OPERATIONS, OWNERSHIP AND LOCATION
Companies and operations
Company ownership
Company location
FACTORY SIZE AND OPERATIONS
Factory size
Facilities
Capacity utilisation
LABOUR COSTS AND PRODUCTIVITY
Labour costs
Productivity
ENERGY AND FACTORY COSTS
Supplies of electricity
Costs of electricity
Costs of factory space
PRODUCTS, CUSTOMERS AND COMPETITORS
Products
Sources of materials
Customers
Subcontracting operations
Competitors
LEGISLATION AIMED AT ENCOURAGING APPAREL PRODUCTION IN HAITI
Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE INVESTMENT INCENTIVES HUMAN RESOURCES
Compliance with core labour standards
Workforce development
Working hours
BENEFITS OF LOCATING IN FREE ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN HAITI
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE APPAREL INDUSTRY IN HAITI: STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
OUTLOOK FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY IN HAITI
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION
COMPANIES, OPERATIONS, OWNERSHIP AND LOCATION
Companies and operations
Company ownership
Company location
FACTORY SIZE AND OPERATIONS
Factory size
Facilities
Capacity utilisation
LABOUR COSTS AND PRODUCTIVITY
Labour costs
Productivity
ENERGY AND FACTORY COSTS
Supplies of electricity
Costs of electricity
Costs of factory space
PRODUCTS, CUSTOMERS AND COMPETITORS
Products
Sources of materials
Customers
Subcontracting operations
Competitors
LEGISLATION AIMED AT ENCOURAGING APPAREL PRODUCTION IN HAITI
Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE INVESTMENT INCENTIVES HUMAN RESOURCES
Compliance with core labour standards
Workforce development
Working hours
BENEFITS OF LOCATING IN FREE ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN HAITI
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE APPAREL INDUSTRY IN HAITI: STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
OUTLOOK FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY IN HAITI
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Haiti: list of apparel manufacturers and the nationality of their ownership, 2009
Table 2: Share of the US import market in value terms held by Haiti and other leading regions in Haiti’s five major apparel export categories, 2009 and 2010
Table 3: Haiti: apparel companies’ activities, customers and certification, 2010
Table 4: Haiti: apparel companies’ production and employment, 2010
Table 1: Haiti: list of apparel manufacturers and the nationality of their ownership, 2009
Table 2: Share of the US import market in value terms held by Haiti and other leading regions in Haiti’s five major apparel export categories, 2009 and 2010
Table 3: Haiti: apparel companies’ activities, customers and certification, 2010
Table 4: Haiti: apparel companies’ production and employment, 2010
