Business View Oceania - Oct 2023

26 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 5, ISSUE 10 Fiji garment factories are proficient at manufacturing the following garments. 1. Workwear (shorts, trousers, jackets and shirts) 2. Industrial safety wear 3. Sportswear (shorts and tops)- including sublimation 4. Casuals ( jeans, t shirts, polos etc) 5. Uniforms 6. Ladies apparel 7. Corporate wear ( suits, jackets and formal wear) 8. Life jackets 9. intimates 10. Aprons, Scrubs, Patient gowns, etc. In addition to the “Make it in Fiji” Fijian government introduced “Fijian Sewn” as part of buy Fijian Campaign in 2011. A campaign to foster Fijian national branding in order to promote Fijian products and services to domestic and international markets. Council members are licensed with “Fijian Sewn” during the campaign and this emblem provides factories to further advance in both local and international markets. By utilizing Fijian Sewn emblem, the industry export uniforms, sportswear and corporate wear to many South Pacific Island countries including Samoa, PNG, Tonga, Vanuvatu, Kiribati Tokelau and Solomon Islands. Furthermore, Fijian garment exporters also acclimated to manufacture garments to the US market under the WTO preferential quota system before 2000 (this quota system expired in 2000). From the previous experience currently the council making efforts to expand its market to the US under General System of Preferences (GST), met with the Trade Commissioner North America and made submission. According to the council established quality standards, a qualified teams of technical, industrial engineering and development personals are engaged in developing garments, specially at the stages of pattern making, grading, modifying, fitting and sizing. During the