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Article

29 Apr 2020

Author:
Worker Rights Consortium & Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network

Labour groups produce guidelines for the safe operation of garment factories during COVID-19 pandemic

"Effective Infection Control Practices and Policies for Operating Apparel and Textile Factories", April 2020

The following guidelines relate to the safe operation of apparel and textile factories during the Covid-19 pandemic... The guidelines have two sections: one for facilities outside the United States and the other for facilities within the United States. Each section consists of immediate work practices needed to protect workers from infection on site and the new and revised workplace policies necessary to implement the infection control measures in an effective and sustainable manner...

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