{"id":27768,"date":"2026-01-22T04:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/can-haitis-textile-and-apparel-industry-stand-up-again\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T04:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:01:43","slug":"can-haitis-textile-and-apparel-industry-stand-up-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/can-haitis-textile-and-apparel-industry-stand-up-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Haiti&#8217;s textile and apparel industry stand up again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/307\/shutterstock-647615608_319412.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The sector carved out a particular niche in quick-turn, mass-market basics, supported by flexible rules of origin that allowed the use of imported yarns and fabrics, export-oriented industrial parks such as the Parc Industriel de Caracol (Caracol Industrial Park), and internationally monitored labour standards under the Better Work Haiti programme. Together, these factors gave Haiti a sourcing advantage that few regional competitors could replicate.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the industry attracted major US and international buyers including Hanesbrands, Gildan Activewear, Fruit of the Loom, Levi Strauss &amp; Co, and MAS Holdings, many of which relied on Haitian factories for large-scale, time-sensitive production. Foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly from Asian manufacturers, played a decisive role in building this ecosystem, anchoring Haiti\u2019s position within regional and global apparel supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n        <ph name=\"Courtsey\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/can-haiti-s-textile-and-apparel-industry-stand-up-again--307824-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sector carved out a particular niche in quick-turn, mass-market basics, supported by flexible rules of origin that allowed the use of imported yarns and fabrics, export-oriented industrial parks such as the Parc Industriel de Caracol (Caracol Industrial Park), and internationally monitored labour standards under the Better Work Haiti programme. Together, these factors gave Haiti&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}