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ILO says garment industry should do more to help workers

by Elaine Kurtenbach
| October 22, 2020 12:03 AM

MITO, Japan (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has slammed the apparel industry, leaving many of the 65 million Asian garment factory workers struggling as factories close or cut back on wages, and the International Labor Organization is urging the industry to do more to protect them.

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