Un(der)paid in the pandemic

The report Un(der)paid in the pandemic analyzes nonpayment of wages to garment workers during the months of March, April, and May of 2020 resulting from order cancellations by apparel brands, unpaid leave, and state-sanctioned wage cuts during the Covid-19 crisis. Based on a review of news reports and information from worker organizations, the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) estimated that across South and Southeast Asia garment workers received 38% less than their regular income. In some regions in India, this number rises above 50%. Extrapolating these findings to the global garment industry, CCC estimates that the wages lost by garment workers worldwide, excluding China, during the three month period is in the range of $3.19 to 5.79 billion.

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