New clothes pile up at Cambodian factories. Coronavirus forces U.S. brands to cancel orders

[geovalin]

SINGAPORE — 

T-shirts, skirts and shorts are piling up at the clothing factories ringing the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Once destined for American and European stores, the spring and summer collections are casualties of the economic contagion that’s trailed the spread of the coronavirus, resulting last month in the biggest decline in U.S. retail sales on record.

 

Brands such as Gap and Old Navy can no longer sell the clothing and have canceled orders. That’s left factory owners and workers unpaid in an industry with little financial cushion to endure weeks without business.

 

“We only get paid when the clothes are delivered,” said Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Assn. in Cambodia. “We have zero income and zero cash flow.

 

read more https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-15/coronavirus-cambodia-garment-industry

[Venom]

 

7 hours ago, geovalin said:

Brands such as Gap and Old Navy can no longer sell the clothing and have canceled orders.

Oh, boo hoo...???? BTW - What's the daily minimum wage in a Cambodian sweat shop? ????

[phuketrichard]

venom;

ur an a@s, workers are not being paid and unlike ur country they receive no government support

have a heart

[gamesgplayemail]

All these brands are cheap to buy in Cambodia now ?

But some idiots working for lawyers could tell us that it's illegal to buy / sell them abroad when they are actually perfectly genuine !

no respect for any brands, wish them to all die.

 

 

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, gamesgplayemail said:

All these brands are cheap to buy in Cambodia now ?

But some idiots working for lawyers could tell us that it's illegal to buy / sell them abroad when they are actually perfectly genuine !

no respect for any brands, wish them to all die.

 

 

Customers cancelled the order... stitch in a new brand/logo label and sell in Cambodia to cover the cost of materials & labour.

Stuff the law,