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Zimbabwean textile industry is slowly dwindling due to the prevailing economic crisis as well as the influx of cheap imports from the Far East. It has dropped to below 10% capacity, corresponding to the general decline in economic activity across the country. The textile industry at its peak time employed more than 20,000 people and was one of the key employers in the country. There has been an accelerated decline in the sector, which now employs only 4,000 people.
