Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province

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dc.contributor.advisorMorris, Michaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVika, Luthoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T09:09:46Z
dc.date.available2017-01-24T09:09:46Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSince the early 2000s, South Africa's once thriving sector started to whither due to a combination of domestic and international factors. The result was a sharp decline in manufacturing output, low productivity levels, factory closures and massive job losses across the sector. The blow to the industry was exasperated by the surge of cheap imports, both legal and illegal, primarily coming from China. The poor performance and consequent contraction of the industry had a profound impact on the predominately female workers. In recent years, however, the clothing industry has started to stabilise and is beginning to show positive trends in terms of performance and competitiveness. This paper therefore examines whether female workers have gained from the changes that have taken place in the industry, looking specifically at the Western Cape region. It finds that although the Western Cape clothing industry was the most severely hit by the challenges of global competition, it is now doing relatively well. Furthermore, it argues that the sector is upgrading and providing increased opportunities for women in terms of employment and skills development. This can be attributed to the changes in policy approach by government as well as new and improved production methodologies that are being adopted by firms. Moreover, it argues that the Cape Clothing and Textiles Cluster (CCTC) has played a critical role in driving these processes in the industry primarily through high level trainings and the exposure of executives to the latest industry developments, both nationally and internationally.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVika, L. (2016). <i>Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22975en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVika, Lutho. <i>"Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22975en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVika, L. 2016. Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Vika, Lutho AB - Since the early 2000s, South Africa's once thriving sector started to whither due to a combination of domestic and international factors. The result was a sharp decline in manufacturing output, low productivity levels, factory closures and massive job losses across the sector. The blow to the industry was exasperated by the surge of cheap imports, both legal and illegal, primarily coming from China. The poor performance and consequent contraction of the industry had a profound impact on the predominately female workers. In recent years, however, the clothing industry has started to stabilise and is beginning to show positive trends in terms of performance and competitiveness. This paper therefore examines whether female workers have gained from the changes that have taken place in the industry, looking specifically at the Western Cape region. It finds that although the Western Cape clothing industry was the most severely hit by the challenges of global competition, it is now doing relatively well. Furthermore, it argues that the sector is upgrading and providing increased opportunities for women in terms of employment and skills development. This can be attributed to the changes in policy approach by government as well as new and improved production methodologies that are being adopted by firms. Moreover, it argues that the Cape Clothing and Textiles Cluster (CCTC) has played a critical role in driving these processes in the industry primarily through high level trainings and the exposure of executives to the latest industry developments, both nationally and internationally. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province TI - Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22975 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22975
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVika L. Gender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape province. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22975en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEconomic Developmenten_ZA
dc.titleGender dynamics in the South African apparel value chain: a case study on the Western Cape provinceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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