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Apparel exporters urge govt for uninterrupted manufacturing at factories
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SME Times News Bureau | 12 Apr, 2021
Concerned over possible imposition of lockdowns due to a resurgence in
coronavirus infections, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has
urged the government to keep factories free from lockdowns and requested
for essential service sector tag for the labour-intensive apparel
export industry.
For ensuring uninterrupted manufacturing at
factories, the industry body has written to the Home Minister, Health
Minister, Textiles Minister, Commerce and Industry Minister among
others.
"The industry, which supports over 13 million workers
directly and many more indirectly, in rural and backward areas and
largely comprises MSMEs, will be severely impacted by the disruption, if
the lockdown is again imposed in the factories," AEPC Chairman A.
Sakthivel wrote in the letters to the government.
He noted that
all factories have been taking stringent measures and following strict
health protocols, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines and
other advisories.
The regular tests and check-ups are also being
done, Sakthivel said. The apparel exporters are willing to follow even
more strict safety measures but would want to avoid even partial
lockdowns, he added.
"It is requested that the work at the
factories are not disrupted by lockdown and we also request for
exempting the apparel export industry as an essential service sector,"
the Chairman said, adding that such lockdowns create widespread
disruption and impact not just in the short term but also the long term
health of the industry.
He said that the apparel export industry
recently got back on track, migrant labourers were back, orders have
started stabilising and exports are looking up.
"The lockdown, at
this point, will disrupt the last one year of hard work put in by the
industry in getting back on the global map and on the survival path," he
said.
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