The National Union of Textile, Garment, and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) recently praised the government's approval to establish a Textile and Garment Development Board. The union called this decision a significant move to revitalize the country’s long-ignored textile industry.
Issa Aremu Godonu Ali Baba, General Secretary, NUTGTWN, says, it’s commendable that the current administration is taking concrete steps to re-industrialize the country and bring back the labor-intensive textile and garment industry.
The union is optimistic that the board will support the modernization of the textile value chain, improve worker productivity, and reposition the industry for global competition.
The Union states, the board will be privately run, with input from public sector stakeholders. Its funding will come from taxes on textile imports collected by the Nigeria Customs Service.
The board will include governors from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, along with the ministers of agriculture and food security, budget and economic planning, and industry, trade, and investment.
The union pledged to intensify its efforts and expand its activities in areas such as skills development, conflict resolution, and national and international cooperation.
