The employee did not return, the capacity decreased

Earthquake The textile and garment industry, which has been severely affected in production bases such as Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş due to lack of order demand, is experiencing heavy losses due to both lack of order demand and large migration of employees. . Ramazan Kaya, president of the Turkish Garment Manufacturers Association (TGSD), noted that the capacity of the ready-to-wear sector, which was 65 percent before the earthquake, could reach 40 percent after the party. reversed so the wheels can turn.

WHEELS DO NOT SPIN WITH MIGRATION

Stating that specially qualified employees left the sector due to the EYT and then the earthquake in the last 6 months, Kaya summed up the situation as follows: “In August 2022, total employment was 738 thousand people; 710 thousand people at the end of February today. There was a loss of 28,000 jobs in six months. Together with EYT, we think that this will exceed 50 thousand. In the last 6 months, the production of employment in textiles and ready-made garments exceeds 100 thousand. We need to stop the migration, especially to Western Anatolia. “If we can’t keep people here, we can’t turn the wheels,” he said. Stating that the sector’s exports, which broke a record in previous years, may decrease with these developments, Kaya said: “The sector closed the year 2022 with 21.2 billion dollars. Our export goal this year was 23 billion dollars. We will close at 5 percent less at the end of the year, if it continues like this,” he said. Approximately 1,200 people are expected to live in 308 containers in the TGSD Container City and Housing Area established next to Adıyaman OIZ. Ramazan Kaya stated that they plan to increase the capacity utilization to 70 percent again with the provision of reverse migration with such studies.

Industrialists do not trust this KGF

Explaining the latest situation in the region, Adıyaman OIZ President Kadir Çelenk pointed out that the industry needs support like KGF and rental assistance. Stating that the part-time work subsidy applied in the region will end on May 6, Çelenk said, “There are 201 businesses in the OIZ, 70 of them have been opened. They continue their production; especially clothing. KGF loans must be granted with fixed interest. Currently, KGF is a floating rate. Nobody understands this. It is not possible for industrialists to trust this KGF. This needs to be fixed. This OSB was established in 2000. We had exports of more than 600 million dollars and 22 thousand employees. 15 factories were destroyed, almost 30 of them were damaged, ”he said.