Garment workers in Cambodia, Myanmar and even Asia lose jobs as Covid-19 hits them hard

Advocates urge brands to honour their agreements with cash-strapped factories as hundreds of thousands in Asia, especially in South-East Asia, face job losses.

Big brands are heaping extra hardship upon the low-paid workers who make their garments in Asia as they look to stem their losses from the Covid-19 pandemic, advocates say. And it has been real bad in Myanmar and Cambodia, two countries relying much on their garment industries.

Scores of companies have cancelled orders, even after workers finished making them, and refused to take financial responsibility, leaving cash-strapped factories unable to pay wages, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

In full: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/04/13/garment-workers-in-cambodia-myanmar-and-even-asia-as-pandemic-hits-them-hard

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