Primark among retailers cancelling £2.4bn orders in `catastrophic´ move for Bangladesh
(The Guardian World News)

Coronavirus cutbacks amount to a `wholesale abandonment´ of garment workers, says labour rights groupCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than a million Bangaldeshi garment workers have been sent home without pay or have lost their jobs after western clothing brands cancelled or suspended £2.4bn of existing orders in the wake of the Covid-19 epidemic, according to data from the Bangladeshi and Garment Exporters Association (BGMEA).Primark and the Edinburgh Woollen Mill are among retailers that have collectively cancelled £1.4bn and suspended an additional £1bn of orders as they scramble to minimise losses. This includes nearly £1.3bn of orders that were already in production or had been completed, according to BGMEA. Continue reading...