How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the garments industry in Bangladesh?
How is COVID-19 affecting Bangladesh?
The Ministry of Labour and Employment of Bangladesh reported that more than two million ready-made garment (RMG) workers were unemployed by the end of March 2020 [13]. Evidence suggests that the economic impact of COVID-19 in the country resulted in 24.5 million 'new poor' being pushed into poverty [14, 15].