Interesting stuff from Joy (working from home) & Plaadip (fair trade networks). If they go the way of sub-sub-contracting, they'll probably be run into the ground. If they go the way of mass-production of very ordinary products, they'll have to cope with competition from China and India (now on the up-&-up, & very good at under-cutting local prices, according to a friend who has a small lingerie export business). If they use high quality (e.g. local hand-woven) textiles & interesting designs, & market through free-trade networks, they may have a chance. Market research would be a major necessity.