CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN MYANMAR IS GLOOMY ABOUT POST-COUP PROSPECTS
February 1st, 2021
Clothing industry executives and experts within Myanmar have warned that the country’s apparel sector is already suffering because of the February 1 coup, when the military seized power and detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders.
Despite the imposition of a one-year state of emergency, healthcare workers, civil servants and others have launched a civil disobedience movement, with demonstrations being staged nationwide.
As a result, clothing industry managers told just-style correspondents within Myanmar, many clothing factories are not ...
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