2018 Volume 73 Issue 3 Pages 127-141
This study aims to clarify the spatial structure of the Indian textile and apparel industry by characteristics of industrial structure, development process of major agglomerations, business relationships of companies and analysis of supply area of workers.
In the spinning process, Tamil Nadu State is the main producing area. The woven cloth producing area is mainly in Maharashtra State, Tamil Nadu State, Gujarat State. The sewing (apparel) process showed a relatively tendency to disperse, respectively. The cases of Coimbatore as a spinning producing region and Surat as a woven fabric process region shows that brokers, agents and wholesalers are linking orderers and contractors, and they mediate transactions between processes and between production areas. That makes it possible for inter-regional product division of labor in this industry. Regarding to the supply area of workers, South India has accepted a large number of migrant workers from North and East India since the 2000's. It means that the labor force of the Indian textile and apparel industry relies nationally on migrant workers from North and East India.
