At noon, the workers from the factory 3322 come out, crowded at the entrance of the gate of the factory store buying lunch. A sausage mix rice, plus an apple or a bottle of coke, simple and economical. This is South Africa Newcastle city old industrial zone China textile factory gate of a daily scene. Shop owner Jane hull both sell fruit drinks and daily necessities, and selling breakfast and lunch, rely on the shop to support the two children. In the Chinese factory outside, similar shop have five.
ZhongQi increase --
Local solutions to a third employment
This is just the Chinese textile enterprise promoting local development of indirect contribution. Newcastle city economic development council director phil di Albert told our reporter, Newcastle is South Africa's textiles, South Africa is a famous Chinese textile city, the city's largest single investment group from China, China investment here more than 1 billion rand ($1 $8.5 rand), enterprise more than 120, of which the textile enterprise occupies deodorants.
When it comes to China's textile enterprises to local contribution, Albert said, Newcastle city unemployment rate reaches as high as 60%, at present the textile enterprise employs more than 7000 locals, peak period up to 13000, accounting for Newcastle city industrial 1/3 of the total employment, monthly tax to as high as 4 million rand, accounting for 1/10 of the local tax. Albert to our newspaper reporter to calculate a bill: by local 1 employees to feed 5 to 8 people calculation, China textile enterprise at present to support the 30000 to 50000 local people. Newcastle city live at present more than 2000 Chinese, most is a factory main, traders and the owner. Newcastle city old industrial zone more than half property by Chinese responsible, motor, outside the city's new industrial zone yellow street most workshop leasing to the Chinese people.
Cost high --
Enterprise facing future choices
However, these have for Newcastle city bring prosperity of Chinese textile enterprise now face serious difficulties, leaving their way is: get out, or moving to near countries, either the transformation and upgrading, or waiting for collapse.
The problem result from the reason is various. The first is South Africa textile industry overall decline. South Africa garment and textile enterprise federation chairman palmer baruch said, South Africa garment textile industry employment personnel from 200000 a few years ago people down to 2011 in 56000. Rising labor costs to profit of enterprise gradually narrowed. Newcastle textile and garment industry association YanRongHua to our reporter said, a lathe wage already from 2000 in weekly wage 50 rand up to the current 400 rand, but clothing prices do not have what change, a children's clothes are still sell only 2.5 rand. The original run their own factories, especially now work slightly lady told our reporter, South Africa executive hourly wage, don't allow the efficiency wage, this does not favor the employee motivation and production efficiency.
The second is frequent labor disputes. In 2008 South African trade unions and collective bargaining committee in Newcastle city, through the leadership workers went on strike to higher wages. Chinese textile enterprise also happened many times events such as collective strike. In reporter the interview in a few days, the trade union is planning a new round of the strike.
The third is between Chinese enterprise malignant competition. YanRongHua said, earlier local government more preferential policies, plant rental, labor cost and gasoline prices are very low, plus Chinese can bear hardships and stand hard work, therefore the Chinese textile enterprise order continuously, the rapid development. See this business opportunities, a lot of Chinese people to this open textile mill. As for the skilled labor, ZhongQi than the wages. As to the order, and they also dozen price war.
In addition, the influx of import of textiles and South Africa to the fierce competition in the local textile industry are exacerbated the Chinese textile enterprise dilemma.
Adjust measures to local conditions --
Can achieve rapid development
About Chinese textile enterprise in the future development of the city of Newcastle, YanRongHua think, although there are many adverse factors, but South Africa, still full of business opportunities. Chinese textile enterprise should want here to have a foothold, can't hold speculative mentality and gold mentality. China's textile enterprises should strengthen the industry standard, self-discipline and moral construction industry; Strengthen and local communication and fusion; To improve their quality, to the enterprise internal management and technical upgrading to benefit, Increasing market research.
Chinese textile city in South Africa for the Chinese textile enterprise investment Africa provides experience. At present, the African every regional organizations are in draw up related industrial development policy, provide preferential duty, promote the organization between the members of the trade. These sub-regional group also enjoy the African growth and opportunity act and related eu regulations certain duty free, increase import quotas and preferential. This also for Chinese textile enterprises to enter the United States and the European Union market to provide a good platform. But Africa regions, nations is not the same, such as ChanMian countries Zambia need further processing technology; Ethiopia can set and set up shop, but don't allow foreigners to engage in foreign trade. In addition, each district development level is different, the technology is also different. Therefore, China textile enterprise investment Africa to adjust measures to local conditions.
(the Johannesburg on October 25,)
Source "the Chinese textile net"
Editor: Emma