Japanese Textile Industry Is Facing Labor Shortage.

　 It seems that the Japanese textile and garment manufacturers are worried about the 311 great earthquake and tsunami.

Knitting in Japan Woven Tens of thousands of foreign trainees are employed in the sewing industry, most of which are 3 years of technology transfer from mainland China, India and Philippines.

The Japan Textile Federation estimates that 3/4 of the people have left Japan after the earthquake. Many people are worried about the potential radiation hazard of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant because of their parents' pressure. The above-mentioned foreign laborers went to Japan on the basis of the government authorized mechanism. About 200 thousand people were employed in Japan before the earthquake, and about 27.6% of them were employed in the garment manufacturing industry. The Japan Textile Association said it did not know the explicit figures of foreign trainees leaving Japan for refuge, but it was estimated that about 30 thousand people did not return to work.

The Association says that, according to the law, Japanese Enterprises The number of foreign trainers should not exceed 20% of the total number of employees. If the trainers do not come back, the industry will be forced to substantially reduce production. While production is moving abroad, Japan's domestic enterprises continue to operate in the form of high quality and high value added products, but the whole industry may collapse due to the Miyagi earthquake and nuclear accident.

The lack of cheap imported workers, clothing and Yarn manufacturer And dyeing and finishing businesses will have to hire more expensive Japanese workers, which will exacerbate the pressure of competition abroad.