SRI LANKA CLOTHING SECTOR FOLLOWS UP SUCCESSFUL COVID-19 POLICIES WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLAN
September 1st, 2021
A successful apparel-sector worker vaccination programme - where over 90% of its employees have been jabbed with single dose and 70% double-jabbed since June to date - has helped drive Sri Lanka’s clothing export sales.
Between January to July (2021), the country’s apparel exports were at USD2.75 billion, up from USD2.27 billion in January-June 2020, Yohan Lawrence, Sri Lanka’s joint apparel association forum (JAAF) executive committee member told Just Style. “At the current pace of vaccinations, we anticipate that the entire workforce will have ...
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