Ethiopian Garment Factory
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Supposedly employs 18k. These people earn 25-30 dollars a week. If country resolved internal wars they will become destination for alot of work like this as china and other places standard of living increases. companies will want new places for work like this. Even with automation and AI. I still see a lot of demand for factory work for long time especially when salaries so low and big population looking for work . They will also have very cheap electricity with GERD. Just need to figure out remaining infrastructure like roads, technical know how, and stability
The work is gruelling I can see why people quit. but ethiopia alot of jobs pay that low its just not garment factories. Even chinese people opening factories there paying around the same to locals
what makes u think its scam?
Gerd might get nuked
the dam full to lateWdym too late ? Are they gonna avatar bend the water to protect it from Egyptian jets ? It probably will do more flooding damage if it gets bombed now
My theory is that they would need a military base close to ethiopia to bomb the dam, they cant bomb it from egypt its too far, their only option is Sudan or Somalia, Sudan is in a brutal civil war so Somalia seems like the most realistic place egyptian planes could take off, but if Egypt were to do it from Somalia relations between Somalia and Ethiopia would worsen and the Gedo conflict would get worse, so Fgs is basically too weak to handle the blowback thats probably why they refused
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Wdym too late ? Are they gonna avatar bend the water to protect it from Egyptian jets ? It probably will do more flooding damage if it gets bombed now
My theory is that they would need a military base close to ethiopia to bomb the dam, they cant bomb it from egypt its too far, their only option is Sudan or Somalia, Sudan is a brutal civil war so Somalia seems like the most realistic place egyptian planes could take off, but if Egypt were to do it from Somalia relations between Somalia and Ethiopia would worsen and the Gedo conflict would get worse, so Fgs is basically to weak to handle the blowback thats probably why they refused
Ur trolling dam not going anywhere Egypt doesn’t want nuclear water in their country. Full dam destroyed would also flood and kill a lot of people maybe even million plus with all the water stored GERD is huge
Wdym nuclear water
Egypt doesn’t want nuclear water in their country. Full dam destroyed would also flood and kill a lot of people maybe even million plus with all the water stored GERD is huge
Keep it a boqol
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chinese owned?
Think it’s Ethiopians owned mostly but different companies from China America and India utilizes it
Park life: workers struggle to make ends meet at Ethiopia's $250m industrial zone | William Davison
The government hopes its investment will lure foreign firms and boost the economy – but low wages and poor infrastructure may see it falter
Their attempt at the garment factory has failed to succeed like they wanted. This korean economist guy even wrote am article about how it failed.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's worth noting that Ethiopia's textile manufacturing push has largely failed to take off. <br><br>Lots of mitigating factors (including civil war) but poor working conditions and a surprisingly low wage premium likely make it harder to absorb labor, link in reply
<a href="https://t.co/jzSOpggyv3">https://t.co/jzSOpggyv3</a></p>— Oliver Kim (@oliverwkim) <a href="">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's worth noting that Ethiopia's textile manufacturing push has largely failed to take off. <br><br>Lots of mitigating factors (including civil war) but poor working conditions and a surprisingly low wage premium likely make it harder to absorb labor, link in reply
<a href="https://t.co/jzSOpggyv3">https://t.co/jzSOpggyv3</a></p>— Oliver Kim (@oliverwkim) <a href="">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
What is it like to work in an Ethiopian factory?
Hope and disappointment in the future(?) of manufacturing
www.global-developments.org
Many jobs have high turnover like Amazon factories. 350k jobs was target but 150k is still huge amount of people employed in manufacturing. The wages will improve over time it’s good effort Africa needs more manufacturing. Creates so many jobs in the specific sector as well as support economy. Truck drivers, programmers, maintenance people , sourcing food list long .Their attempt at the garment factory has failed to succeed like they wanted. This korean economist guy even wrote am article about how it failed.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's worth noting that Ethiopia's textile manufacturing push has largely failed to take off. <br><br>Lots of mitigating factors (including civil war) but poor working conditions and a surprisingly low wage premium likely make it harder to absorb labor, link in reply
What is it like to work in an Ethiopian factory?
Hope and disappointment in the future(?) of manufacturing
These sweatshops are mostly owned by foreign companies and investors. They don’t really help local economic development because most of the profits leave the country. Many global fashion brands pick Ethiopia mainly because of super low labor costs ,not because they want to build long term community growth. So, the whole system ends up being pretty exploitative.
What’s the point of creating jobs or producing goods if workers can’t support themselves with their wages, if living conditions don’t improve, or if the money doesn’t get reinvested into the local economy?
The problem is this model doesn’t focus on the real needs of local people, domestic markets, local ownership, or building supply chains within the country. Instead, it mainly produces for foreign buyers. It's because Ethiopia really needs to export more just to earn the foreign currency it depends on for import.
Somalia, on the other hand, has more advantages when it comes to growing its factories because it can focus on serving its own people first making things people actually need, encouraging local businesses, and building up internal supply chains. At the same time, Somalia still benefits from foreign currency coming in through its diaspora, resource exports, and regional trade. This mix gives it a better shot at sustainable growth, less risk from global market changes, and keeps more money circulating locally.
The main challenges so far have been getting enough inputs and energy. But now Somalia is going through a renewable energy revolution, setting up hybrid systems with windmills, biogas, solar farms near major cities, and similar power grid systems in smaller towns. As industrialization expands and diversifies, the country is becoming less dependent on outside inputs.
Currently, an industrial park is being built in Berbera, and there are plans for another industrial park at both ports in Mogadishu next to economic zones. The trajectory Somalia is headed on looks very promising.
What’s the point of creating jobs or producing goods if workers can’t support themselves with their wages, if living conditions don’t improve, or if the money doesn’t get reinvested into the local economy?
The problem is this model doesn’t focus on the real needs of local people, domestic markets, local ownership, or building supply chains within the country. Instead, it mainly produces for foreign buyers. It's because Ethiopia really needs to export more just to earn the foreign currency it depends on for import.
Somalia, on the other hand, has more advantages when it comes to growing its factories because it can focus on serving its own people first making things people actually need, encouraging local businesses, and building up internal supply chains. At the same time, Somalia still benefits from foreign currency coming in through its diaspora, resource exports, and regional trade. This mix gives it a better shot at sustainable growth, less risk from global market changes, and keeps more money circulating locally.
The main challenges so far have been getting enough inputs and energy. But now Somalia is going through a renewable energy revolution, setting up hybrid systems with windmills, biogas, solar farms near major cities, and similar power grid systems in smaller towns. As industrialization expands and diversifies, the country is becoming less dependent on outside inputs.
Currently, an industrial park is being built in Berbera, and there are plans for another industrial park at both ports in Mogadishu next to economic zones. The trajectory Somalia is headed on looks very promising.
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The other thing that limits Ethiopia is that it doesn't have a functional domestic market economy, efficient logistic system that transport goods and very limited local entrepreneurship unlike Somalia. Industrialization has been heavily export driven and state led, often prioritizing large projects and foreign investment over small and medium enterprises
This is the reason why wages remain low and broad economic benefits are limited in Ethiopia.
For a couple of reasons . Firstly it overlooks small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that usually create most local jobs and help spread wealth more evenly. It limits domestic market development because the focus is on producing for foreign buyers, not local consumers. Keeps wages low to stay competitive internationally, which can trap workers in poverty.
In contrast a more balanced industrial growth includes a strong support for SMEs(small-medium businesses), domestic demand, and this promotes fair wages which tends to promote better overall development and poverty reduction. This is what you start to see more in Somalia.
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