Until a few years ago, the textile industry in africa was pretty stable. Or at least until the liberalization of the market opened the door for cheaper competition from asia. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, mostly in south africa, nigeria, kenya and in ghana. There, nine out of 10 textile workers lost their jobs, leaving only 3,000 today. Product piracy is adding to the woes of ghanas fabric producers. They are proud of their unique designs and traditional techniques. But just as for the big fashion brands like adidas or chanel, while consumers like their style, they increasingly shy away from the cost. Reporter makola market in the ghanaian capital accra is a paradise if you love color. There are gaudy fabrics with new patterns, but traditional wax prints with ageold designs are the most popular. Here cloth is bought the way readymade clothes are in europe. Customer when i am going for a special occasion or some occasions that i need to wear something with a name, i come to b
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Until a few years ago, the textile industry in africa was pretty stable. Or at least until the liberalization of the market opened the door for cheaper competition from asia. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, mostly in south africa, nigeria, kenya and in ghana. There, nine out of 10 textile workers lost their jobs, leaving only 3,000 today. Product piracy is adding to the woes of ghanas fabric producers. They are proud of their unique designs and traditional techniques. But just as for the big fashion brands like adidas or chanel, while consumers like their style, they increasingly shy away from the cost. Reporter makola market in the ghanaian capital accra is a paradise if you love color. There are gaudy fabrics with new patterns, but traditional wax prints with ageold designs are the most popular. Here cloth is bought the way readymade clothes are in europe. Customer when i am going for a special occasion or some occasions that i need to wear something with a name, i come to b
Until a few years ago, the textile industry in africa was pretty stable. Or at least until the liberalization of the market opened the door for cheaper competition from asia. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, mostly in south africa, nigeria, kenya and in ghana. There, nine out of 10 textile workers lost their jobs, leaving only 3,000 today. Product piracy is adding to the woes of ghanas fabric producers. They are proud of their unique designs and traditional techniques. But just as for the big fashion brands like adidas or chanel, while consumers like their style, they increasingly shy away from the cost. Reporter makola market in the ghanaian capital accra is a paradise if you love color. There are gaudy fabrics with new patterns, but traditional wax prints with ageold designs are the most popular. Here cloth is bought the way readymade clothes are in europe. Customer when i am going for a special occasion or some occasions that i need to wear something with a name, i come to b
Textile industry in africa was pretty stable. Or at least until the liberalization of the market opened the door for cheaper competition from asia. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, mostly in south africa, nigeria, kenya and in ghana. There, nine out of 10 textile workers lost their jobs, leaving only 3,000 today. Product piracy is adding to the woes of ghanas fabric producers. They are proud of their unique designs and traditional techniques. But just as for the big fashion brands like adidas or chanel while consumers like their style, they increasingly shy away from the cost. Reporter makola market in the ghanaian capital accra is a paradise if you love color. There are gaudy fabrics with new patterns, but traditional wax prints with ageold designs are the most popular. Here cloth is bought the way readymade clothes are in europe. Customer when i am going for a special occasion or some occasions that i need to wear something with a name, i come to buy the ones with names. And