The textile industry upstream—fibre, spinning, weaving and knitting—was never labour-intensive, while the middle stream—fabric processing—is becoming less labour-intensive. But the downstream, or stitching, will continue to be labour-intensive till more automated technologies are introduced, according to the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF).
In the next ten years, pollution from the textile industry will be half of what it was before, ITMF president Kihak Sung told Fibre2Fashion in an interview. Compared with 2010, pollution has gone down by 10-15 per cent in 2019, he added.The textile industry upstream-fibre, spinning, weaving and knitting-was never labour-intensive, while the middle stream-fabric processing-is becoming less labour-intensive. But the downstream, or stitching, will continue to be labour-intensive till more automated technologies are introduced, according to the International Textile Manufacturers Federation.#
Switzerland-based ITMF was founded in 1904 and is an international forum for the global textiles industry. (DS)
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