South Africa's garment industry is facing a growing labour shortage after anti-immigrant protests prompted many migrant workers to leave the country. Factory owners in Newcastle say they have lost up to 19% of their workforce, while manufacturers warn that replacing skilled employees will take years. With falling orders, labour shortages, and financial pressures mounting, some factories now fear closure despite the country's high unemployment rate.

South Africa's Garment Industry Faces Worker Shortage After Anti-Immigrant Protests

Bangladesh’s textile industry, the backbone of its economy and its largest foreign exchange earner, is facing a severe crisis amid diminishing government support and policy shifts under the interim administration in Dhaka. The turmoil in the sector, which accounts for nearly $48 billion in annual exports, has raised concerns over job losses and declining global competitiveness.

Bangladesh’s garment sector faces crisis

While Bangladesh's garment industry tries to recover from the COVID-19 crisis buyers from Europe and America have started cancelling orders one by one. As a result, Bangladesh's largest export trade is under threat.

WION Fineprint: Bangladesh's garment workers continue to face COVID-19 hardships

Fears after the July 1 terror attack, which saw 20 killed, including 18 foreigners, threaten the $28 billion sector

'Black Friday' massacre in Dhaka affects Bangladesh garment industry

The textiles, clothing and footwear sector is at the highest risk of automation out of five industries analysed in the study

Millions of workers in Southeast Asian countries may lose jobs to automation: International Labour Organization study

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