Philippines

Garment/Textile Workers

Number of workers in the garment/textile sector

406,000 (2021)

Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry

Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry

71% (2021)

Number of Garment/Textile Factories

Number of factories in the garment/textile industry

N/A

Garment/Textile Industry Exports

(USD$ billion)

USD 1.14 billion (2021)

Garment/Textile Industry Size

Percentage of total exports

1.4% (2020)

Key Garment/Textile Export Markets

Top five countries ($USD value exported and subsequent percentage)

Country	Percentage of Exports
United States	42.55%
Japan	12.19%
China	7.37%
South Korea	6.27%
Singapore	5.66%

Government Entities

Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry

Department of Labour and Employment(DOLE)

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)

Board of Investments (BOI)

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB)

Worker Organizations

Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations

Trade Federation on Garments, Textile, Footwear, Plastic, Leather and Allied Industries (TF2-FFW)

IndustriALL Philippines

Partido Manggagawa

Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) - Center of United and Progressive Workers Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)

Associated Textile, Garments and Allied Workers Union (ALU-TEXTILE)

Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

Employers and industry related associations, private sectors associations and chambers of commerce

Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP)

Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc (PHILEXPORT)

Garment Business Association of the Philippines (GBAP)

Confederation of Garment Exporters of the Philippines (CONGEP)

Textile Mills Association of the Philippines (TMAP)

Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP)

European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)

Philippine Economic Zone Locators Association (PHILEA)

People’s Technology Complex Locators Association, Inc. (PTCLAI)

Development Agencies/ International Organizations

National and international development organizations working within the garment/textile industry

• International Labour Organization (ILO)

­European Union

Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations

Organizations working within the garment/textile industry

HABI: The Philippine Textile Council

Balungis Women’s Association/Weaving Center

Sources of data provided