Disproportionation between men and women in the textile and garment industry

According to a survey conducted by the China National Textile and Apparel Council, since 2011, labor costs in the industry have increased by 12.6%, comprehensive costs have increased by 10.8%, and profit margins have fallen by 2.5 percentage points. According to industry insiders, the overall benefits of the apparel industry are declining. Labor pressures are rising, the rise of the textile industry in Southeast Asia, the increasing cost of corporate capital year after year, and the pressure on foreign customers to lower the price of the textile industry. Many SMEs may face the risk of being eliminated and the resulting layoffs are inevitable.

At the same time, women workers in some apparel and textile industries, including Guangdong, are in short supply. For example, in the recruitment requirements for apparel shopping guides in a clothing store in Shahe, Guangzhou, it was clearly stated that women should be employed, and secondary schools should receive a monthly salary of more than 2,000 yuan. It is understood that many clothing and textile mills also have the problem of disproportion of men and women. Recruiters may only recruit people if they lower their conditions.

In this regard, a small and medium clothing and textile enterprises responsible for the recruitment of Wu pointed out that the female workers of the right age are married to have children, and the development of hometown garment enterprises is getting better and better, and women workers are naturally less likely to apply for jobs.

Manager Wu said that the current labor costs are still rising rigidly, and companies can barely maintain their operations. “At present, male workers account for one-fifth of the total. Although the proportion is not very prominent, many female employees in the field have not returned since the end of the year. This has affected employees and is currently trying to recruit.” Most of these male workers recruited do not have Work experience has to be taught from scratch. The male employees' own hands-on ability is worse than that of female employees, and training is also much more troublesome.

Manager Wu also used intermediaries to help them recruit people, but there are not many people sent by the agency this year. Because the age of female workers working outside is mainly concentrated in the age of 18 to 25, and after the age of 25, most female workers will marry and have children. After giving birth, they will have to take care of children for a year or two. The increase in township and township enterprises has also kept the pace of women going out to work. They can find jobs at home. Most people will be willing to take care of their children while working from home. Therefore, it is relatively normal for women workers to be difficult to hire and male workers to be recruited.

Recruitment Situation Relaxed by enterprises Restricting the age Recruiting conditions are low Many of the current job opportunities for garment factories are mainly concentrated on: sewing workers, packaging, and ironing. Compared with previous years, this year's recruitment conditions are much lower. For example, according to previous requirements of clothing and textile mills, no matter whether men or women are over the age of 40 or not, they are now relaxed in many companies.

In recent months, talent recruitment in the apparel industry has been referred to three positions: "Assistant for Designers, Surface Accessories, and Ladies Designers". Employers' recruitment is mainly focused on "Foreign Trade, Women's Designers, Pattern Makers, and Model Designers." . Hangzhou, Shanghai and Guangzhou are still the top three cities in the job search group, followed by Shenzhen, Beijing, Ningbo, Suzhou, Chengdu, Changshu and Dongguan.

Manager Wu said that currently in the apparel industry, the wages for clothing design is relatively high. The outlook of China's garment industry is still relatively objective, but it is very competitive. Some small brands disappear into the wave of brands and want to engage in the apparel industry. It is best to apply to some clothing companies with more potential.

The monthly pay wages are basically more than 2,000. This year, every factory pays a salary. No matter which type of work, the monthly salary is increased by several hundred yuan. Most of the workers' wages are now more than 2,000 yuan per month. Apprentices in garment factories earn about 1,500 to 2,000 yuan per month, skilled workers pay about 2,000 to 2,500 yuan in the early period, and they will increase in the later period. Workers like dyeing and finishing and ironing will reach more than 3,000 yuan per month.

Garment industry income and brand strength also have a great relationship. In Guangzhou, the salary of more than half of the clothing designers is about 5,000 to 8,000 yuan, and the annual salary of a good designer can reach 300,000 to 500,000 yuan.