<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>Developed countries started to outsource labour-intensive production processes to lower-cost countries decades ago such as the ones belonging to Central Eastern Europe, where subcontracting became significant from the 1950s. During the past few years, tendencies of relocation came to the fore and received a fresh boost because of the economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The growing need for shorter supply chains creates a noteworthy situation in the region’s fashion industry. But we have to make a difference between the ‘headquarter’ country of the brand and the actual country of origin: even if luxury products are made here, the relations in production remain hidden.</p>
</abstract>

Developed countries started to outsource labour-intensive production processes to lower-cost countries decades ago such as the ones belonging to Central Eastern Europe, where subcontracting became significant from the 1950s. During the past few years, tendencies of relocation came to the fore and received a fresh boost because of the economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The growing need for shorter supply chains creates a noteworthy situation in the region’s fashion industry. But we have to make a difference between the ‘headquarter’ country of the brand and the actual country of origin: even if luxury products are made here, the relations in production remain hidden.

Central and Eastern Europe: An Invisible Sewing Shop

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

{"article-title":"Central and Eastern Europe: An Invisible Sewing Shop"}

Developed countries started to outsource labour-intensive production processes to lower-cost countries decades ago such as the ones belonging to Central...

Central and Eastern Europe: An Invisible Sewing Shop

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseur-2021-0008

Keywords
fashion industry, Central Eastern Europe, supply chain, relocation, outsourcing

© 2021 Emese Dobos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Central and Eastern Europe: An Invisible Sewing Shop

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseur-2021-0008

Keywordsfashion industry, Central Eastern Europe, supply chain, relocation, outsourcing

© 2021 Emese Dobos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
fashion industry, Central Eastern Europe, supply chain, relocation, outsourcing