It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute

Destination Ethiopia / Trilateral Ties

17 September 2022

2 minutes

The Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP) has attracted 18 leading global apparel and textile companies. The HIP is a flagship industrial park developed and supported by the Ethiopian government specialising in textiles and garment production. At full capacity, the park is expected to employ 60,000 workers, working on a double shift.

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Ethiopia, China, and Germany have renewed their commitment to scale up their triangular cooperation aiming at improving the environmental, social, and labour standards in the textile sector in Ethiopia and beyond. texfash.com reports.

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