The Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Growth Programme was developed to grow employment, improve overall competitiveness and to grow the clothing, textiles, footwear, leather and leather goods manufacturing industries.
The Programme has been revised to ensure better support for the Clothing, Textiles, Footwear & Leather sectors through five policy levers of The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic):
The Programme to boost customised financing and value chain competitiveness.
Designation of Clothing, Textiles, Footwear & Leather Sectors under the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act Regulation for 100% local content.
The Retail – Clothing, Textiles, Footwear, and Leather (R-CTFL) Masterplan 2030.
Development and implementation of policies for improved growth, competitiveness, new decent jobs, and sustainability of the Clothing Textiles Footwear & Leather industries; and
Enabling innovation and technology demonstration, value chain strategies as well as the development of relevant skills for the sectors through the various clusters.
The foundation of the Programme came from the dtic’s implementation of the Re-imagining Industrial Strategy (RSI)1 mandated by manifesto of the 6th administration with ten strategic interventions for Clothing, Textiles, Footwear & Leather sectors focused on scaling up jobs and growth including implementation of value chain integrated R-CTFL “Masterplan” (2030) and new policy imperatives to revitalise Clothing, Textiles, Footwear & Leather sectors such as curbing illicit trade, explore possible trade remedies, greening and digitalising the industry, enhancing exports and accessing regional market opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Qualifying products should undergo a value adding manufacturing process and form part of one or more of the following processes:
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Clothing manufacturing.
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Textile manufacturing.
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Cut, Make and Trim (CMT) operators in the manufacturing processes mentioned.
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Footwear manufacturing.
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Leather goods manufacturing, and
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Leather processing (specifically for the Leather Goods and Footwear Industries and automotive leather industry).
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