3-5 July on the #COVID19 live-blog: 1. Due to stalled production in #Myanmar and #India, apparel export orders are now shifting to Bangladesh, although some factories are refusing orders due to low prices offered by brands.
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2. 30% of #SriLanka's apparel workforce has received their first dose of the #COVID19 vaccine. 2/
3. #Bangladesh's exports rebounded strongly in 2020-21 fiscal year, due to the revival of garment shipments. 4. Apparel orders in #Bangladesh increased by an estimated 20-25% in June, and are expected to increase further in July. 3/
5. 12 garment workers in #Bangladesh fell sick at their factory due to an unknown reason, and the factory was closed for the day. 4/
6. Garment exports in #Bangladesh are facing unprecedented delays because of the container crisis globally and squeezed capacity in vessels. 5/
7. Apparel imports to the #US in January-May 2021, increased by 22.19% year-on-year. 6/
8. Compared to June 2019, garment exports in #India have declined by 18.76%. 9. About half of Bengaluru's garment workforce in #India have returned to work with the easing of lockdown. 7/
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On today's #COVID19 live-blog: 1. During the pandemic, 70% of workers supplying @hm@Nike and @Primark faced wage cuts, resulting in workers struggling to make ends meet.
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@hm@Nike@Primark 2. Workers in #Bangladesh have reported poor hygiene in factories during lockdown and increased working hours. 2/
@hm@Nike@Primark 3. 138 workers in #Bangladesh protested against their unpaid wages and illegal dismissal. 3/
On today's #COVID19 live-blog: 1. The government of #Bangladesh has instructed garment workers not to travel to rural areas and stay near their workplace during the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha holidays.
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2. The Bangladesh Textile & Garment Workers League showed solidarity with workers fired from Gokaldas Exports in #India. 3. Local rights' groups called on the govt. of #Cambodia to take the #EU's concerns regarding human rights seriously, in order to preserve the EBA scheme. 2/
4. The govt. of #Cambodia has allocated $28M for the 2nd round of relief payments, set to benefit 610,000 families. 5. Traffic accidents involving garment workers continue to pose a major problem in #Cambodia, as workers travel to work in overcrowded and unsafe vehicles. 3/
On today's #COVID19 live-blog: 1. Tens of millions of migrant workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic crisis now face unemployment and poverty in their home countries.
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2. Some factory owners in #Bangladesh report receiving new orders, although much less than usual. 3. In response to the #Cambodia employer association's call to delay annual wage negotiations, unions & workers urged to negotiate a minimum wage increase this year as planned. 2/
4. Union leaders in #Cambodia pointed out that the distribution of the government's relief efforts has been too slow and the application process is too complicated. According to the Ministry of Labour, so far $3.9 million have been distributed, benefitting 169,161 workers. 3/
On today's #COVID19 live-blog: 1. Cambodian factory owners' call to suspend the country's minimum wage met criticism by trade unions and civil society organisations.
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2. At least 24,860 garment workers lost their jobs in #Bangladesh since #Eid. The government repeated its call to refrain from terminations. Over 2m garment workers were fired since the beginning of the pandemic. The Bangladesh Trade Union Centre protested against dismissals. 2/
3. German retailer @Kik_presse has been singled out by the BGMEA as one of the main offenders of breaking contractual obligations, having cancelled goods worth at least $96,000 so far, with textile shipments worth $9.26m being "on hold". 3/