The great reset: Covid may have changed how and where your clothes are made
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Synopsis
The pandemic created havoc for the textile industry, leaving many unemployed and financially strapped. But it also set the ball rolling for a fundamental retune of business models.
By Neha Dewan, ET Online
9 mins read, Last Updated:
COVID-19’s devastating impact left the textile industry struggling to find its way through. Workers, artisans and other supply chain stakeholders grappled with the multiple blows of unemployment, financial woes and inadequate social security that came by. Shut factories, cancelled orders and reduced demand and pick up played out as factors that aggravated the misery of the entire ecosystem. But Covid also exposed other glaring gaps within the
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