Orders worth $3 billion cancelled so far: BGMEA
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Orders worth $3 billion cancelled so far: BGMEA

Orders worth $3 billion cancelled so far: BGMEA
Trainees work at Snowtex garment factory in Dhamrai, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AP


Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth US$ 3 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus.   About 1,092 factories reported that 943.12 million pieces of RMG products worth US$ 3 billion have either been cancelled or held up until 5pm on Thursday, according to BGMEA sources.   This cancellation will affect approximately 2.16 million Bangladeshi workers, the sources said.

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Earlier on March 23, BGMEA President Dr Rubana Huq said buyers so far cancelled orders worth US$ 1.48 billion.
 
On a video message she said “We’re facing a dire situation. All the buyers from different places, countries and continents are suspending the orders.”
 
She also said there are 12 lakh workers in those factories.

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