World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-11-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3168In October 2008 the United States Congress enacted legislation that gave the Republic of Haiti expanded, flexible access to the U.S. market for its apparel exports. The Second Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement act of 2008 (HOPE II, updated from the original legislation passed in 2006) was welcomed for its potential to revitalize a decaying industry, attract new foreign investment, expand formal sector employment, and jumpstart growth and opportunity for Haiti's people. The purpose of the analysis of Haiti's apparel value-chain in this report is to provide a comprehensive view of the advantages and challenges of manufacturing in Haiti relative to manufacturing in the Caribbean and Central America and elsewhere. It situates Haiti's attributes and suggests priorities for improving its competitiveness relative to that of other suppliers. An apparel buyer in the United States today juggles an impressive list of potential suppliers from China and elsewhere in Asia and from Latin America and beyond. Each country offers a unique combination of workforce skills, business environment, costs, 'full-package' services, proximity to raw material or to end markets, preferential access to the U.S. market, and thus competitiveness. This report helps readers to see how Haiti fits into this ever-changing global apparel market kaleidoscope.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSENTEEISMAGREEMENT ON TEXTILESAGRICULTUREAPPARELAPPAREL EXPORTAPPAREL EXPORTSAPPAREL INDUSTRIESAPPAREL INDUSTRYAPPAREL MANUFACTURINGAPPAREL MARKETAPPAREL PRODUCERSAPPAREL PRODUCTSAPPAREL QUOTASAPPAREL SECTORAPPAREL TRADEBENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKSBORDER PROTECTIONBROAD RANGEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL BANKCERTIFICATIONCHILD LABORCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOMPETITIVENESSCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMERSCONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPSCORE LABOR STANDARDSCOST ANALYSISCURRENCYCUSTOMSCUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONCUSTOMS AUTHORITIESCUSTOMS DUTIESDEMOCRACYDISPLACEMENTDISPUTE RESOLUTIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYECONOMIC RECOVERYEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEXCHANGE RATEEXPORT INDUSTRIESEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIESEXPORTSFACTORY GATEFINAL GOODSFORCED LABORFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN FIRMSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN OWNERSHIPFREE ACCESSFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTFREE TRADE AGREEMENTSFREE TRADE ZONEFREE TRADE ZONESGDPGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCESGLOBAL ECONOMYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHUMAN RIGHTSIMPORTING COUNTRYINCOMEINCOME TAXESINDUSTRIAL RELATIONSINDUSTRIAL SECTORINDUSTRIALIZATIONINSURANCEINTEREST RATEINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL INVESTORSINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORYJOINT VENTURELABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETSLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR ORGANIZATIONSLABOR UNIONSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLOCATIONAL ADVANTAGESMARKET ACCESSMARKET SHAREMARKET SHARESMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGE LAWMINIMUM WAGE TODAYMONITORING PROGRAMMULTILATERAL TRADEMULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTSOMBUDSMANOUTPUTSPAYROLL TAXESPOLLUTIONPREFERENTIAL ACCESSPREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTSPREFERENTIAL TRADEPREFERENTIAL TREATMENTPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTIVITYQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONSRECIPROCAL ACCESSREGIONAL TRADEREGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATIONSUPPLIERSTAX EXEMPTIONSTAX INCENTIVESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTERMS OF TRADETEXTILE INDUSTRYTEXTILE TRADETRADE AGREEMENTTRADE AGREEMENTSTRADE FLOWSTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE PARTNERTRADE PARTNERSTRADE POLICYTRADE PREFERENCETRADE PREFERENCESTRADE UNIONTRAINING REQUIREMENTSUNILATERAL TRADEVALUE ADDEDVALUE OF IMPORTSWAGESWOMEN WORKERSWORKER RIGHTSWORKING CAPITALWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING HOURSWORLD MARKETWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/3168