World's Fashion Brands Leave Workers & Factories Unpaid, Amid COVID-19

Top fashion brands have made their clothes in Bangladesh cheaply for years - with a number accused of sweatshop practices. And many of these foreign retailers left local factories and workers in the lurch, with millions of dollars in payments owed, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Orders worth over US$3 billion were cancelled, and companies invoked force majeure clauses in their contracts. For Bangladesh, which depends on the garment industry for nearly 85 per cent of its exports, this spelt disaster. Thousands of workers have been axed or gone unpaid for months. Factories lack legal recourse to demand that retailers fulfill the terms of their contracts. And some, like human rights activists and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, think that the foreign companies should take more responsibility. WATCH MORE on Insight's Poverty in Asia episode on Bangladesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvJLSe-57HM For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider