INDIAN CLOTHING EXPORT MANUFACTURERS FACE LABOUR SHORTAGES AS OVERSEAS ORDERS RESUME
June 2nd, 2020
Export-oriented Indian garment manufacturers emerging from lockdown are struggling to meet their new export order delivery schedule due to severe labour shortages caused by continuing migration of workers to their families’ traditional village homes. These problems have persisted, despite the government on June 1 lifting the Covid-19 related lockdown that had prevented factories operating without special permission.
“We will have to make air shipments for some orders as the production schedule has been delayed due to labour shortage,” Sudhir Sekhri, ...
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