HAITIAN CLOTHING, TEXTILE INDUSTRY APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP TO STAY OPEN
February 22nd, 2023
As Haitian clothing and textile factories lose contracts and are forced to shut down amidst this Caribbean country’s ongoing lawlessness and political chaos, industry officials in Haiti say the only way they can save this important national manufacturing sector is through international intervention.
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, heavily armed and well-organised gangs have virtually taken over the island, with over a dozen large gangs settling in the capital of Port-au-Prince - where Haiti’s major port and commercial hub ...
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