BANGLADESH ORDERS GARMENT FACTORIES TO OPERATE DESPITE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
March 2nd, 2020
Bangladesh has ordered thousands of clothing factories to continue production throughout a 10-day countrywide lockdown in force since Thursday (March 26) aimed at slowing the spread of new coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In a letter to the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) issued on March 27, the state-run Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) – part of the ministry of labour and employment -.said factories with ongoing purchase orders can continue operating so they can fulfill them, ...
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