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Outbreak Leaves Garment Workers Stranded and Unemployed

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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, millions of workers in garment-producing nations from India to Thailand are finding themselves stranded without jobs.
Laos migrant workers wait to return to their own country after Thai authorities enforced a partial lockdown in Bangkok and five other provinces until April 12, at Mor Chit bus terminal in Bangkok, Thailand on March 23, 2020. Thai authorities issued a soft shutdown, ordering the closure of shopping malls and other public places, while restaurants only allow for take away, in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19, as over 700 people tested positive for coronavirus in Thailand as of March 23, 2020.
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues to shut borders and crack down on internal movement, millions of garment workers in countries such as Thailand and India are finding themselves stranded, unemployed and largely bereft of social safety nets. The situation is especially precarious for migrant workers who are caught in a kind of limbo: Not only…

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