Bringing HOPE to Haiti's Apparel Industry : Improving Competitiveness through Factory-level

Bringing HOPE to Haiti's Apparel Industry : Improving Competitiveness through Factory-level

In October 2008 the United States Congress enacted legislation that gave the Republic of Haiti expanded, flexible access to the U.S. market for its apparel exports. The Second Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement act of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ABSENTEEISM
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORT
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL INDUSTRIES
APPAREL INDUSTRY
APPAREL MANUFACTURING
APPAREL MARKET
APPAREL PRODUCERS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
APPAREL QUOTAS
APPAREL SECTOR
APPAREL TRADE
BENCHMARKING
BENCHMARKS
BORDER PROTECTION
BROAD RANGE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL BANK
CERTIFICATION
CHILD LABOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSUMERS
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
CORE LABOR STANDARDS
COST ANALYSIS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
CUSTOMS DUTIES
DEMOCRACY
DISPLACEMENT
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPORT INDUSTRIES
EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES
EXPORTS
FACTORY GATE
FINAL GOODS
FORCED LABOR
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTOR
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FREE ACCESS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE ZONE
FREE TRADE ZONES
GDP
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN RIGHTS
IMPORTING COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME TAXES
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
JOINT VENTURE
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR ORGANIZATION
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
LABOR UNIONS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LOCATIONAL ADVANTAGES
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
MINIMUM WAGE TODAY
MONITORING PROGRAM
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
OMBUDSMAN
OUTPUTS
PAYROLL TAXES
POLLUTION
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
RECIPROCAL ACCESS
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
SUPPLIERS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERMS OF TRADE
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
TEXTILE TRADE
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LOGISTICS
TRADE PARTNER
TRADE PARTNERS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCE
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE UNION
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
UNILATERAL TRADE
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF IMPORTS
WAGES
WOMEN WORKERS
WORKER RIGHTS
WORKING CAPITAL
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING HOURS
WORLD MARKET
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100305010256
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3168
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Summary:In October 2008 the United States Congress enacted legislation that gave the Republic of Haiti expanded, flexible access to the U.S. market for its apparel exports. The Second Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement act of 2008 (HOPE II, updated from the original legislation passed in 2006) was welcomed for its potential to revitalize a decaying industry, attract new foreign investment, expand formal sector employment, and jumpstart growth and opportunity for Haiti's people. The purpose of the analysis of Haiti's apparel value-chain in this report is to provide a comprehensive view of the advantages and challenges of manufacturing in Haiti relative to manufacturing in the Caribbean and Central America and elsewhere. It situates Haiti's attributes and suggests priorities for improving its competitiveness relative to that of other suppliers. An apparel buyer in the United States today juggles an impressive list of potential suppliers from China and elsewhere in Asia and from Latin America and beyond. Each country offers a unique combination of workforce skills, business environment, costs, 'full-package' services, proximity to raw material or to end markets, preferential access to the U.S. market, and thus competitiveness. This report helps readers to see how Haiti fits into this ever-changing global apparel market kaleidoscope.

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