garment exports is not just

garment exports is not just

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The recent 44% U.S. tariff hike on Myanmar’s garment exports is not just an economic blow; it’s a gendered crisis. As of early 2022, the garment industry employed around 500,000 workers, over 80% of whom are women, primarily aged 16 to 27. For many, garment work is one of the few available sources of stable income and economic mobility in an economy marked by limited opportunities. As U.S. orders decline due to the tariff, factories are likely cutting production and delaying shipments. With little or no access to severance pay or social safety nets, dismissed workers are often pushed into informal or precarious jobs, or fall deeper into poverty. This economic shock comes from worsening conditions since the 2021 coup, which eroded labor protections and fueled workplace harassment and inflation. Between 2014 and 2024 สล็อต เว็บตรง