Sri Lanka

Garment/Textile Workers

Number of workers in the garment/textile sector

350,000 (2022)

Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry

Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry

70% (2022)

Number of Garment/Textile Factories

Number of factories in the garment/textile industry

352 (2022)

Garment/Textile Industry Exports

(USD$ billion)

USD 5.591 billion (2022)

Garment/Textile Industry Size

Percentage of total exports

44% (2022)

Key Garment/Textile Export Markets

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

Country	Percentage of Exports
United States	39.86%
United Kingdom	13.27%
Italy	7.81%
Germany	5.76%
Belgium	4.16%

Government Entities

Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry

Board of Investment Sri Lanka
Ministry of Labour
Export Development Board of Sri Lanka

Worker Organizations

Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations

Free Trade Zone and General Services Employees Union
Textile, Garment and Clothing Workers Union
Ceylon Mercantile Industrial and General Workers Union
Commercial and Industrial Workers Union

Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

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

Employers Federation of Ceylon
Joint Apparel Association Forum of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (constituent of JAAF)
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

Development Agencies/ International Organizations

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

• International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)
GIZ FABRIC

Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations

Organizations working within the garment/textile industry

Da-Bindu Collective

Stand-Up Movement Sri Lanka

Women’s Centre

Revolutionary Existence for Human Development

Solidarity Center

Asia Floor Wage Alliance

Sources of data provided