It is understood that Swedish clothing retailer H&M said it will gradually re-order new clothing from garment factories in Myanmar.
H&M said in an email that the decision was to prevent thousands of garment workers from losing their jobs after the factory closed.
In March 2021, H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, announced that it was shocked by the deadly crackdown on demonstrators in Myanmar and suspended new orders from Myanmar. On May 17, H&M still expressed that it was very worried about the situation in Myanmar.
It is reported that H&M is one of 55 foreign investment companies in Myanmar. These companies signed a declaration pledging to continue to work in Myanmar despite the severe situation shortly after the military came to power. staff to provide support.
According to the Myanmar Garment Association, there are currently about 600 garment factories in Myanmar with 450,000 workers.
At the beginning of this month, the EU announced that it had suspended development assistance to Myanmar, but it did not revoke its preferential system for export commodities other than arms. </p
