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The Ghana Footwear Manufacturers Association has appealed the government to address its policy on the local footwear manufacturing industry.
“We have been neglected for far too long as one of the nation’s most lucrative industries which employs more than 300,000 people along the value chain,” Mr Addo Kuffour, Spokesperson and an Executive Member of the Association, said.
Addressing a meeting of the Association at the Jubilee Park, Kumasi, he explained that the local footwear industry which served the needs of countries in the West African sub-Region, including Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo and Cameroun had taken a considerable nosedive.
They are proposing the setting up of a local footwear enclave with state-of-the-art facilities, creation of ready market for local products and certification of manufacturers in order to streamline their activities.
Additionally, the footwear makers are asking the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI), to partner the National Board for Small Industries (NBSSI) and related agencies to roll out comprehensive training regime to build the capacity of footwear manufacturers for efficient work.
They had also contacted the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) to come to their aid, since contemporary footwear manufacturing had become knowledge-based.
Ghana's footwear manufacturing industry is facing with many challenges,so the Ghana government need to discuss challenges and solve these problems.
