Recently, Pakistan’s Textile Minister Abbas Khan Afridi stated that the Pakistan Ministry of Textile Industry will propose a plan to develop the labor skills of textile workers in the 2014-2019 textile policy issued in July 2014. Afridi told all members of the Pakistan Textile Industry Manufacturing Association that the plan is to provide skilled labor for the development of Pakistan’s textile industry and promote the development of the country’s textile industry, so that the country’s textile products can compete in the international market. More competitive.
According to this upcoming plan, the Ministry of Textile Industry of Pakistan will bear the cost of training to improve worker skills, including providing training subsidies to trainers and covering the cost of raw materials. The Pakistani government has invested 4.4 billion rupees in this project and plans to train 120,000 young workers in the next five years. During the training period of approximately 4-6 months, each worker participating in the training will also receive a subsidy of 8,000 rupees.
The Pakistan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (FPCCI) will hold a meeting in the near future. At the meeting, Afridi said that Pakistan would increase taxes on natural gas. He suggested that Pakistan’s textile factories switch from natural gas to coal power generation to ensure that production is maintained at lower prices.
Afridi said: “The textile policy 2014-2019 will revive Pakistan’s textile and apparel industry and promote Pakistan’s annual product value-added growth of US$1 billion.” He said the new policy was negotiated with stakeholders from all walks of life Formulated, this policy will cater to the development needs of all links in the textile industry chain after its implementation, rather than being limited to a single link. Of course, this policy also has a focus, which will focus mainly on increasing the added value of Pakistan’s textiles, rather than focusing on the development of textile raw materials or other semi-finished products.
