The project has the potential to make an important contribution to Myanmar’s economic development through job creation and income generation. It is expected that 20,000 new job opportunities will be generated. It will also benefit stakeholders across the textile value chain (small and medium sized enterprises, employees, fashion designers) by making available locally produced raw materials for textile and garment sectors, and creating entrepreneurial opportunities. It is anticipated that the imported volume of raw materials across the textile value chain will be reduced and export earnings using locally made raw materials will be increased. Establishment of a textile-based industry cluster will reduce transportation cost; enable use a common infrastructure, resource and labour pool advantage; and speed up the learning process leading to an internationally competitive and commercially sustainable textile industry. Currently, the textile factories are spread across Myanmar. Myanmar is a country with a rich textile history. However, in the past few decades, a mix of structural, infrastructure and policy challenges have limited growth across the textile value chain. Currently, manufacturers in Myanmar are operating on a cut, make, and pack (CMP) production system in which producers have no involvement in the design and/or input sourcing processes. Myanmar intends to transform from this CMP to freight–on-board (FoB) basis, where international buyers pay Myanmar’s garment factories for the full value of the completed garments as they are loaded “on board” shipping vehicles. This puts Myanmar in a stronger negotiating position to capture more margins for the country, thus, increasing opportunities for factories to provide better employment terms to workers.