FAISALABAD: Textile exporters have urged the government to give top priority to the textile industry and provide necessary incentives as per the export policy which resulted in a big boost to national exports to $25 billion and textile exports to $13 billion last year.
In a statement on Wednesday, Pakistan Textile Exporters Association Chairman Rana Arif Tauseef pointed out that all the countries of the world were providing conducive climate to industrial, business and trade sectors for growth and strengthening the economy.
Tauseef said the textile industry was of vital importance to the economy, but over the last few years, it had been facing crisis of productivity, shortage of gas and electricity, high cost of production and uncompetitiveness in international markets.
He claimed that about 50% of textile units in Faisalabad had been shut down while the remaining were working below capacity due to what he termed discriminatory distribution of gas and electricity to Punjab, causing forced closure of industry for five days a week.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2012.
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Well it is quite obvoius that the textile units are shutting down due to power shortage. The common man or the labourer knows all this. Why is it that always such statements are made which in my opinion add salt to injury of the poor labourer. The workers of the 50% closed textile units do know all about this. What they want to know is when will they be able to feed their hungry and starving kids with a morsel or bite of food. The internationl "climate", till it sets in favouring this sector, will the hungry be able to bear their hunger till then? When are the people responsible be able to fix things so that the wheels turn once again and kids eat to their full? Please do something practical.
Well I think this is clear that 50% of textile units have been shut down due to lack of power supply. The layman knows and so does the labourer who worked in such closed units. The problem is HOW TO IMPROVE the situation rather than coming and giving such statements. Please do something to save the labourers of such factories so that they eat a morsel or bite and feed their kids. Dont give vain statements that dont help or add salt to injury. The international "climate" for this industry wont solve the existing problem of the common man.