The Garment Industry’s Technology Challenge
After decades of labor-intensive production by legions of low-paid workers in the Global South, technology is changing how the world’s clothing is designed, produced, packaged, and sold. If developing economies are to remain competitive during this shift, their leaders must change how they think about the industry.
COLOMBO – For many years, discussion of the global garment industry has been dominated by the following question: Where were your clothes made, and by whom? But today, there is a more relevant question: How were your clothes made, and by what?