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Transhipment deals threaten Indonesian footwear industry

20/04/2006

Concerns have been raised by the Indonesian Footwear Association over transhipment deals being offered to ailing local producers by Chinese footwear manufacturers.

Mr. Wijanarko claims that the large fees offered by the Chinese producers could be extremely tempting to local footwear producers who have endured severe financial difficulties as a result of Chinese and Vietnamese competition.

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