https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thivya-rakini-0998aa292_the-last-few-weeks-have-been-terribly-difficult-activity-7361388613894369280-i_K9 factories producing mainly for the US market were plunged into uncertainty, shipments were stuck, and layoffs soon followed...
Suppliers are hurting too, especially those heavily tied to US orders. Several told us brands are pushing the full tariff burden onto them. Some can’t even ship goods already made because they’re being asked to absorb costs they simply can’t carry.
Some suppliers shared what they were told on calls: “If you agree to take on the additional costs now, we’ll keep the orders; otherwise, we’ll move production to Bangladesh.”
https://in.linkedin.com/in/thivya-rakini-0998aa292 I am Thivya, State President of the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union . TTCU, representing more than 12,000 women workers across Tamil Nadu. Our union is built by and for women who understand what it means to be a low-wage worker facing both gender and caste discrimination.
At TTCU, we work directly with factories and international brands to show that businesses can thrive while treating women workers with dignity. Recently, we achieved a major victory by signing the Dindigul Agreement – the first enforceable brand agreement in Asia's textile industry that specifically tackles gender-based violence and harassment.