India's textile industry revs up, giving hope on jobs for PM Modi

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After being outpaced in recent years by neighboring Bangladesh and then hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India's garment factories are now humming near full capacity - a rare labor market bright spot for Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Garment workers stitch shirts at a textile factory of Texport Industries in Hindupur town in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Samuel RajkumarHINDUPUR, India, Feb 11 - At Texport Industries' factories in India's south, thousands of mostly women workers are busy converting yarn and fabrics into T-shirts, shirts, spaghetti tops and kids' clothes for U.S.

"We have been so busy," said Parashuram, the head of one of the Texport factories who goes by one name, as a batch of 60 new women recruits practiced stitching. "We are constantly looking to hire workers."The company is scouting for land to add new factories around its main production base in Hindupur, about 100 km north of tech hub Bengaluru.

Sustained success for the textile and apparel industry, the country's biggest employer after farming, is crucial if Modi is to succeed in taming unemployment.and estimated to have exceeded the global average in five of the last six years - a massive problem for a country that must create millions of jobs each year just to keep pace with the young people joining the labour market.

Indian T&A companies say they are now adding new clients, selling more to old ones and raising production capacity as foreign buyers seek to diversify their supply chains.

 

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