Footwear Industry Labor Costs Continue To Rise

"In recent years, the labor costs of enterprises have risen rapidly, rising from 1000 yuan per month to 3000~4000 yuan in several years, and the cost of social security paid by enterprises has also risen, and has continuously eroded profits."

Wu Zhenchang, chairman of Chuangxin shoes industry Co., Ltd., said, "now, producing a pair of sports shoes and importing 10 yuan raw materials generally need to pay 1 yuan customs duties, while Indonesia's imported raw materials are exempt from customs duties, and the cost of labor is also lower than that of the domestic market.

A pair of shoes in the two places only processing costs difference of two yuan, therefore, buyers gradually pfer some of the orders to Southeast Asia.

At present, the market demand of global shoe products has not decreased, but from the previous high-speed growth to micro growth, we obviously feel that the market competition is becoming more and more intense.

"From 2008 to date, Dongguan

Has been going downhill.

In 2014, the wages of workers increased by 200 yuan, with an average wage of 3200 yuan per month. With the increase of labor and social security costs, a factory has an additional expenditure of 23 million yuan a year. "

The person in charge of Dongguan Cross Day Footwear Group Co., Ltd. said.

"At present,

The average monthly salary of skilled workers is 3000~4000 yuan. Enterprises should pay 759~1012 yuan for their employees to pay social security, plus provident fund, than workers in Kampuchea or even Vietnamese workers.

It's still high. "

Guangzhou Panyu Star Limited company official said.

"Now, the cost of labour in the PRD is 600~650 dollars, and Indonesia is about 300 dollars, while Vietnam has only about 250 dollars, and Kampuchea is cheaper, about 100 dollars."

The person in charge of Guangzhou Zhong Hao industry Co., Ltd. said.

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At this Canton Fair, the shoes made by our shoe export enterprises integrated with environmental protection concept are loved by buyers.

"According to our company's order, the order of this kind of environmental shoes is more than that of other types of shoes. Buyers are very interested in environmental shoes."

Wenzhou City Kant economic and Trade Co., Ltd., the person in charge said.

"From the beginning of the last Canton Fair, I noticed that the shoes produced by enterprises with environmental protection concept were simply enquiry last year, and did not place an order.

At this fair, I am devoted to understanding environmental shoes, hoping to find an order for environmentally friendly shoes with affordable quality and good quality.

A buyer from the United States said.

"With the concept of green protection, the export of our enterprises has been steady and steady in recent years."

A sales manager of AOKANG shoe Limited by Share Ltd, Zhejiang, said that AOKANG has always been committed to creating "green products, green experience and green life", that is, green products, green after-sales service, green and healthy quality, and create a sustainable, recyclable, natural and "green consumption" mode.

At the same time, AOKANG is also the industry's first "green procurement standards for shoes materials", setting up environmental protection access threshold for shoes suppliers.

By introducing advanced production equipment and eliminating high energy consumption equipment, enterprises have achieved energy saving and emission reduction.

"From the raw materials procurement standards, processing and manufacturing process, and to quality safety inspection, we do not ambiguously each ring."

Luo Chunyuan, chief commercial officer of Zhejiang Taizhou Shoes Co., Ltd., said that last year, the footwear products of the company were mainly exported to the European market, selling about 1 million 500 thousand pairs, and achieved good market benefits.

"If you can sell in the European market, you need to see that the shoe labels do not meet the European environmental standards.

Europe attaches particular importance to the environmental quality of children's shoes.

Luo Chunyuan said.

With the use of non-toxic materials and environmentally friendly processing technology manufacturing of environmental shoes, Hedi Bao successfully foothold in the European market, the company is also expanding the market of other developed countries.