ROMANIAN CLOTHING SECTOR GRAPPLES WITH HEAVY COVID-19 UNCERTAINTY
November 2nd, 2021
The Romanian clothing industry has been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with supplies of raw materials from China and exports to Italy disrupted, with the pandemic also choking off labour supplies, which were already a problem for this near-sourcing hub.
Romania’s government and its clothing industry’s efforts to revive production and sales have yet to find success.
“The textile [and clothing] sector has not recovered to pre-Covid levels. Many of the employees of the closed factories have not found another related job in the sector and were forced to ...
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