孟加拉公司将投资埃塞俄比亚服装行业

Bangladeshi firms to invest in Ethiopian apparel sector

Bangladeshi investors are keen to invest in the apparel sector of Ethiopia as it has easily trainable workforce, great climate and facilities like electricity and good road networks, said Bangladeshi ambassador to Ethiopia. Textile and garment companies from the US, China, India and Sri Lanka are also eyeing the textile sector of the African nation.

Swedish government owned development financier Swedfund and the Bangladeshi conglomerate DBL Group are also establishing a textile factory in Mekelle, Ethiopia, which will provide job opportunities for 4,000 people. This facility is expected to start producing apparel by mid 2017, ambassador Monirul Islam told Ethiopian news agency.

Labour intensive textile and garment industry sector can empower women by offering them financial liberty, said Islam. He also said that as compared to the traditional jobs, which generate minimum income, women can benefit more if they get the opportunity to work in the apparel and textile sector.

Bangladesh’s textile sector employs about 4 million people, 90 per cent of which are women. He said that women can lead good lives by working in the apparel sector and Ethiopia can learn from Bangladesh about how to empower women.

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孟加拉公司将投资埃塞俄比亚服装行业

孟加拉投资者渴望投资埃塞俄比亚服装行业，因为它有容易培训的劳动力,好的气候和设施如电力以及良好的公路网络,孟加拉国驻埃塞俄比亚大使说。来自美国、中国、印度和斯里兰卡的纺织和服装公司也在关注非洲国家的纺织行业。

瑞典政府国有的开发金融家Swedfund和孟加拉DBL集团也将在埃塞俄比亚的麦克雷镇建立一个纺织厂,这将为4000人提供就业机会。该工厂预计将在2017年中期开始生产服装,大使Monirul Islam告知埃塞俄比亚的通讯社。

劳动密集型的纺织和服装行业可以通过提供金融自由授权女性, Islam说。他还说,相比产生最低收入的传统工作,女性可以受益更多,如果他们有机会在服装和纺织行业工作。

孟加拉纺织部雇佣400万人，其中90%是妇女。他说,女性可以通过在服装业工作过上好的生活,埃塞俄比亚可以向孟加拉学习如何赋权予女性。