Gopee-Scoon meets with fashion community

This was raised Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee- Scoon during a meeting on Monday with members of the fashion community including Meiling Esau and Robert Young who shared their thoughts on the development of the local fashion industry.

Another key issue discussed as it pertains to labour, is the realignment of fashion educational programmes to meet the requirements of the industry. Designers also alluded to the impact of limited local production capacity on their businesses and their ability to fill large orders.

As a result of this challenge they stressed the usefulness of a Fashion Production Cooperative which is specifically designed to meet their production needs.

In a statement to the media yesterday, the Ministry said it committed to the exploration and development of such a facility through the Trinidad and Tobago Fashion Company (FashionTT) in partnership with the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).