Endgame Before the Fall

The Indonesian Textile Association has sent an SOS to the government. It needs a stimulus package to revive the sector.

February 4, 2003

THE face of the textile and garment industry looks like that of a tired old man. After being squeezed for several years, this labor-intensive industry now seems as if it’s being ignored. When several difficulties started sucking the life out of this sector, the government didn’t lift a hand to help. This was in spite of the fact that textiles and garments still contribute the most to Indonesia’s non-oil/gas exports, although rece

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