It is the end of November, and textile people are still very busy. Many manufacturers are already at full capacity. The operating rate in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has increased to 80-90%. It’s like a peak season scene.
During the visit, a cloth boss Reflected: “We can probably get the orders on hand until the end of the year. Now we have no worries about the orders, but the workers are not satisfied. Before, because the business was not good, many workers resigned and went back to their hometowns. Now that the market has improved, they can’t be hired all of a sudden.” Workers have arrived. So now our operating rate is only 80%, and many other factories are fully operational.”
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Not only weaving factories, but also dyeing factories and finishing factories are facing the problem of recruiting workers. After the orders surged, the labor problem became prominent. , many manufacturers are now facing the dilemma of not being able to recruit workers. Regarding this problem, the above-mentioned cloth boss said: “We have also thought about raising wages to recruit people, but this will increase our costs. We have been hit by the epidemic this year. , our cash flow is very tight, and we can just support the workers now. If wages are raised, we will not be able to afford so many workers at once. After comprehensive consideration, it is better to operate less machines.” But some bosses said: “As long as There are workers, especially skilled workers, who are still willing to hire, and wages will be increased appropriately, as long as they are within what we can afford.”
It is true that from the perspective of the enterprise, whether to increase wages, how many people to hire, and how much production capacity to increase should not only focus on the present, but also consider the future. After all, if costs suddenly rise, it will be difficult to reduce them. A factory manager said: “Now is the peak order period. There are more orders and there are not enough workers. However, if the epidemic breaks out in Europe, if the situation in the first half of the year happens again, then we can only reduce production and take holidays to reduce cost pressure. However, Once workers are recruited, labor costs also go up. For small factories like us, profits are only so small, and recruiting workers may be in vain in the end.”
The labor problem is a big problem in the textile industry. At the beginning of every year, it faces the problem of “difficulty in recruiting and expensive labor”. Every year after the Spring Festival, the problem of labor The biggest gap is that some migrant workers have not come back since they returned to their hometowns during the Spring Festival. This year, also due to the epidemic, the overall wages have dropped, so many workers have chosen to return to their hometowns for employment. Now that the market has begun to improve, workers have emerged. fault.
In addition to labor problems, some textile bosses engaged in foreign trade have also recently encountered problems such as being unable to book space and lacking boxes in a rush for delivery.
The epidemic broke out, and the cloth boss was rushing to meet the delivery deadline, but there were not enough containers
Now Fabric bosses are frightened, especially when it comes to the European market. Many countries have announced the cancellation of this year’s Christmas season. This means that many of the fabrics being made now are prepared for Christmas. Once the Christmas season is cancelled, will this mean? Will some orders also face cancellation? So the best way now is to ship the goods quickly. If you want to ship the goods, you have to book a space. A foreign trade salesperson said: “It is too difficult to order cabinets now, the freight is also rising, and many overseas warehouses have been liquidated. In order to ship goods as soon as possible, be sure to contact the freight forwarder in advance to book space.”
Another salesman also encountered the same problem. He said: “There was something wrong with our cloth before, which delayed the delivery, but the cabin was booked again. When it arrived, we had no choice but to negotiate with the customer and chose air transportation. The cost suddenly soared. Fortunately, the customer was willing to share a little bit with us.”
Now Although the market is relatively hot, it cannot be ignored that the new crown epidemic has broken out for the second time abroad. This has put great pressure on textile workers engaged in foreign trade. There is still a risk of cancellation of orders currently being rushed. In addition, In the recent US presidential election, even if Biden was elected, his aides revealed in an interview that once Biden is successfully elected as the new US president, he will adopt more severe sanctions to suppress China. This series of factors may cause the subsequent recovery of the foreign trade market to be less than expected. The current degree of control of the epidemic is still the biggest factor restricting whether the market can fully improve.
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