Nigerian trade union draws attention to textile sector's awful state

26 Aug '24

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Nigerian trade union draws attention to textile sector's awful state

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The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria has criticised the deplorable state of the textile sector due to rise in smuggling, lack of patronage and inconsistent policies.
It attributed inadequate and expensive electricity supply, poor infrastructure, high taxes and interest rates, soaring diesel costs to the industry's struggles.

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) recently criticised the deplorable state of the domestic textile sector due to increase in smuggling, lack of patronage and inconsistent policies.

The economy’s revival is not possible without effective policies to support economic interventions, the union said.

Stressing on the importance of encouraging citizens to buy indigenously-manufactured goods at the union’s 91st central working committee (CWC) meeting in Lagos, its national president Peters Godonu said the lack of patronage for indigenous goods is exacerbating economic challenges and encouraging smuggling, according to domestic media reports.

He attributed inadequate and expensive electricity supply, poor infrastructure, high taxes and interest rates, soaring diesel costs, and the depreciating value of the naira to the industry’s struggles.

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