Industry plan on the way for Uruguay
06/10/2011
A senior official at the industry ministry, Sebastián Torres, has told local media that the views of workers and factory owners will form part of a dialogue with the government.
Mr Torres has said that the government already has a series of suggestions to make and a blueprint for the future of the sector, but wants to include views from the frontline in the discussion. He said the industry had until mid-October to present its views.
After that, the government will reveal its plan, which will consist of one part devoted to footwear and leathergoods production and one devoted to the tanning sector.
According to Mr Torres, the footwear plan will address the trade imbalance Uruguay's shoe manufacturers face. Together they will produce around one million pairs in 2011. But against that, a record 18.5 million pairs is expected to come into the country from other manufacturing countries, particularly China. The figure for 2010 was 14.2 million pairs and this, too, was a record.
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