Unconsciously, one-third of 2020 has passed, and the COVID-19 epidemic has passed from winter and is about to enter summer step by step. Along with this, there is a shortage of orders in all walks of life, and transactions are deserted. In particular, our textile industry has been with us throughout the pneumonia epidemic. At the peak of the domestic epidemic, there were orders that could not be filled. After the domestic epidemic was brought under control, orders were directly stagnant due to the overseas epidemic.
This May Day holiday has also allowed many textile people to experience all the benefits of the past. In the past, one or two days was just to suit the occasion, but this year it has doubled, and it can easily take three, four, or even seven days. However, although the holidays are long, not everyone can celebrate them happily.
The vacation is just the beginning, the rotation will come soon
Normally, the textile market will have a peak season in March and April in the first half of the year. This year, most people also hope to place orders in March and April. However, the arrival of May basically broke everyone’s illusions, and the poor order situation basically became worse. The unprecedented May Day holiday is the most direct manifestation of the current market situation.
“We took a 7-day holiday on May Day. I am not happy but scared when I think about it. In the past, even during the National Day, we would only have a maximum of three to five days off. And after the holiday, our company is planning to give everyone a double holiday, and the salary It is also settled based on the specific working days.” A textile company employee said helplessly.
Coincidentally, the situation of another textile company is not optimistic. They are preparing to have a three-day holiday on May Day, which is also determined by the dyeing factory. However, after the holidays, they plan to take turns for all employees. Everyone will work for one week and then take one week off, and their wages will be cut in half. Until orders do not improve, their working hours will not change much.
Shortening working hours directly means reduced wage income. Especially in various factories, the situation of rotating holidays has long appeared. Even the busy samplers in printing and dyeing factories who have higher technical requirements have begun to have three days on and three days off. And some ordinary non-local workers have had their income cut in half for a long time, or even less than 1/3 of their original level. Some workers began to be unable to live a normal life and decided to return home to reduce the cost of living.
The May Day holiday is almost a consensus among all textile people, but it is rare in the market that some factories do not have a holiday on May Day.
Some textile companies work overtime and do not take a holiday on May Day
Compared with companies that take a holiday, those that do not take a holiday this time are a bit unusual. , but there are indeed some companies in the market that do not take holidays.
“Our factory weaves 210T polyester taffeta and conductive fabrics “Originally, the business was not good and we were going to take a long holiday on May Day. But recently, there have been a lot of orders and the inventory has been exhausted. There will be no holiday on May Day and all employees will work overtime.” said a textile factory employee.
It is true that some polyester taffeta orders have been placed in the market recently. Although it is more or less hype, it has still played a major role in promoting the entire textile market and stimulating the production of some fabrics. circulation. Thanks to this, dyeing factories, coating factories, laminating factories, etc. downstream of weaving are also very busy.
At a dyeing factory in Jiaxing area, the warehouse of gray fabrics has been overflowing recently. Many trucks are bringing in the gray fabrics every day. Moreover, these gray fabrics are mainly made of polyester taffeta, and there are few dyeing factories on the market that are as attractive to orders as they are. Mainly because of the price of dyeing, it only costs 0.3 yuan/meter to make white polyester taffeta. Of course, not all dyeing factories can be like them. On the one hand, they cannot process polyester taffeta. On the other hand, if they cannot accept the price, they will naturally not be able to receive relevant orders.
Coating plants and composite plants in finishing plants are also beneficiaries of this wave of market conditions. According to the person in charge of a laminating factory, their four laminating machines are now completely overwhelmed. Many customers ask if they can do any work every day. But their factory is already so busy that they have no time for proofing, so they are not planning to take new orders in the short term. They will finish the work at hand first. Coating factories are also seizing every minute and every second to reap profits in the rare market situation.
Total Generally speaking, the current textile market is still in a state of lack of orders. Most textile companies also take holidays and suspend production during the May Day holiday. Although there are certain positive orders in the market, the number of textile workers who can benefit is limited, and most of them are concentrated in the production and processing of polyester taffeta, while processing companies of other types of fabrics are completely unable to benefit. The textile market may not improve in the short term after the holidays, and textile people still need to be fully prepared.. </p
