Ghana: Shoe manufacturers appeal for govt intervention to avert collapse

Local leather and footwear manufacturers have appealed to the government to take urgent steps to rescue the country’s shoe industry from what they describe as an imminent collapse.

They warned that the influx of cheap Chinese imports was steadily eroding local production capacity and threatening thousands of jobs across the sector.

At a press conference here on Tuesday, the Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Association (GLFMA) said more than 70 per cent of footwear sold in the country…