manufacture

Here is a picture of the Seoul-based company Hansae as they are planning to build apparel factory in Haiti

Hansae, a Seoul-based clothing manufacturing company has signed an agreement with the state-run Sonapi Industrial Park to build a plant with the opportunity to employ about 5,000 Haitians. Hansae is one of the world's largest apparel makers with presence in 11 countries, employing nearly 60,000 employees. This Korean Clothes manufacturer's list of clientele includes Gap, Nike, Uniqlo H&M and Abercrombie & Fitch. From the new Haitian plant, they would be able to extend their export to the U.S market and boost its competitiveness in many ways. The detailed information about their plant's capacity, construction budget and the date of commission, etc has not yet been disclosed. SONAPI is the acronym for 'Société Nationale des Parcs Industriels', a semi-governmental agency that supports the largest number of jobs in the manufacturing sector in Haiti.

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A bill has been introduced to US congress for the expansion of Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement

HOPE II Act likely to extend deadline until 2030

It would certainly be a shame to stop the good work being done by the HOPE II Act project that has already seen to growth of the textile sector in the country. the current deadline for the act is 2018, but Senator Bill Nelson, in US Congress on February 12, introduced the notion of extending the HOPE II Act (Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement, and the HELP Act (Haiti Economic Lift Program), which expires in 2020. Both acts seek to be extended to 2030.

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In Haiti, the people are very creative. Without the help of any government, these people try to engage in any business that would be productive.

As an example, here you are watching a picture of a Vetiver oil production manufacture in Haiti. This business has been passed on from generation to generation

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