By Thu Thu Aung and Ruma Paul
By Thu Thu Aung and Ruma Paul
YANGON/DHAKA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Momentary manufacturing unit closures and layoffs have already begun to hit low wage staff throughout Asia as quarantines and journey restrictions from the brand new coronavirus disrupt provide chains linked to China.
For 31-year-old Myanmar employee Aye Su Than, the suspension of manufacturing at Hunter Myanmar, which produces garments for an Italian vogue model, got here out of the blue when managers knowledgeable its 900 staff nearly two weeks in the past.
“They mentioned, ‘There aren’t any orders, no consumers, due to the virus we’re going to shut down,'” mentioned Aye Su Than, who’s 5 months pregnant and makes about $130 per 30 days.
She mentioned she acquired $320 in compensation from the manufacturing unit, which declined to remark when contacted.
“We do not know what to do now… It’s not straightforward to use for a job elsewhere throughout my being pregnant,” Aye Su Than mentioned, sitting in a tea store in Hlaing Tharyar, an industrial district…