Xinjiang to train over 10,000 textile workers in 2016

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plans to send 500 management staff and between 10,000 and 20,000 workers to train at inland textile and garment enterprises this year.

After the training, they will return to Xinjiang to help boost the development of the textile and garment industry in the region, a leading producer of top-quality cotton in China.

Xinjiang has sent 300 entrepreneurs and management staff, about 70 percent of whom are from ethnic minority groups, to receive training in 21 large-scale enterprises from nine inland provinces and cities starting in October 2015, according to Xinjiang's economic and information commission.

The first batch will receive training in advanced management techniques, production processes and marketing before training finishes at the end of January, the commission said.

Xinjiang produces about 60 percent of China's raw cotton, but most textile companies are in eastern coastal areas, far from Xinjiang.

The State Council, China's cabinet, issued a guideline in June, 2015 to bolster the textile and garment industry in Xinjiang in the hope of increasing local employment and facilitate exports. Endi