By: Fernando Cuadros and Vanessa Sandoval
The Multisectoral Commission of the Executive Power denied a few days ago applying the definitive safeguards to Asian garments, alleging that there was not an accurate reading of the national textile industry for technical reasons, despite the fact that the data reflects the dominance of imported clothing in the market.
“The textile and clothing industry is one (…) We were surprised that the commission decided to annul the investigation just because it did not reach a certain number of surveys,” said Jesús Salazar, president of the SNI.
Salazar recalled that —according to Indecopi data— 95% of the garments purchased in Peru are imported, and these cost Chinese producers an average of US$4, but enter, on average, US$2.6 per unit, in a context in which the price of raw materials paid by Peruvian mypes rose to 67% —only in the production of polo shirts and pants, respectively— since 2019. In underwear, the variation is 1.6%.
Workforce at risk
Susana Saldana, president of the Gamarra Peru Association, warned that a million jobs could disappear if the safeguards are not applied; of this universe, 600,000 are women.
In addition, of the 100,000 companies in the textile-apparel chain, 99% are mype.
“We demand that a new investigation be opened for safeguards and the figures be updated to technically demonstrate not only how the imports they have invaded the country, but to put aside the interest of satisfying the big importers,” he told La República.
Saldaña reiterated that this request should not be understood as a gift to mypes, but rather only aims to compete in balance and not with predatory prices from Chinese and Bangladeshi factories, which also do not meet quality standards.
sick of waiting
From the Peruvian Association of Garment Manufacturers (Apic-Gamarra) they questioned the Produces for not yet implementing the improvement in credit rates for mypes, which must be a maximum of 10% and not 17%.
“We do not want the good payer bonus because we are living in critical moments and the Government does not provide political or economic stability,” he added.
Source: Larepublica
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