INDIAN COVID-19 LOCKDOWN HURTS MANUFACTURERS – BUT INTERNATIONAL BUYERS HAVE ALREADY DUMPED ORDERS, SAY FACTORY OWNERS
March 2nd, 2020
THE LOCKDOWN of three weeks ordered by the Indian government from Wednesday (March 25) to contain the spread of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has had a limited impact on apparel exporting units, say many Indian manufacturers, who have said production was already largely halted by a wave of cancellations in orders. “‘Don’t cut, don’t stitch, don’t ship, we will let you know,’ these were the orders from our buyers in Europe and the US,” Sudhir Dhingra, chairman and managing director of Gurgaon-based clothing manufacturer Orient Craft Ltd told ...
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