WILL HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES DENT VIETNAM’S ATTRACTIVENESS AS A KNITWEAR SOURCING LOCATION?
March 4th, 2024
Vietnam’s knitwear sector has gained additional orders from western buyers especially since allegations that Chinese manufacturers have used cotton produced by forced labour in China’s cotton-producing province Xinjiang gathered steam. With the USA especially placing import restrictions on such products and the European Union (EU) mulling additional barriers, Vietnam’s major knitwear sector has looked set to continue benefiting from this political response. But there are growing concerns that Vietnam knitters may now face their own loss of trade over human ...
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