Indian garment and textile exporters are sending workers back to factories as orders continue to pour in.
India’s apparel and textile exports come under intense pressure from Western buyers to honor contracts as the country’s devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic eases Businesses have begun sending back essential production workers.
As the virus ravages Indian towns and cities, workers return to their hometowns, leading to a drop in productivity.
Sivaswamy Sakthivel, executive secretary of the Tirupur Exporters Association of India, said that Tirupu currently needs at least 100,000 workers, and some companies are booking flights to send them back from their hometowns. factory.
The new crown epidemic is raging in Indian cities and towns. Many migrant workers in Tamil Nadu, the center of southern India, have returned to their hometowns in far northern states such as Jharkhand State (Jharkhand).
Thus Tirupur businesses have to choose between paying INR 6,000 (USD 81) per person for bus hire or INR 8,000 (USD 108) for air tickets, which will Workers were sent back to the factory to avoid being unable to deliver clothing orders.
On June 7, Tamil Nadu authorities allowed businesses to reopen with 10% of their workforce after a two-week lockdown in Tirupur. A week later, the ratio increased to 25%.
Sakthivel said that if there are 10% employees, it can only operate the ironing and packaging department business, and it will never be possible to produce clothing.
In addition, these workers must maintain good health, prompting exporters such as Paramount Textile Mills in Madurai and Tamil Nadu to provide All employees vaccinated.
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