Western retailers are increasingly divided over whether to buy clothes made in Myanmar, a country that had emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing garment exporters before the military staged a coup last year
are staying. An H&M spokeswoman said there are “contradictory considerations and different perspectives as to whether trade with Myanmar should continue or not” and that the company has no plans to leave. The brand was “mindful of the fact that many people in Myanmar rely on international companies for their livelihood,” she said.Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg News
Fast-fashion brands don’t typically build or operate garment factories themselves, but instead place orders at independently run factories, often located in developing Asia where workers can be hired to sew clothes for as little as a few dollars a day.
Over the past 20 months, a number of businesses have decided to quit Myanmar, including Norwegian telecommunications firmA and oil-and-gas companies Total Energies SE and Chevron Corp. Aldi South, which sells products such as cargo shorts and running shoes, decided to exit in September 2021, citing the unpredictable nature of doing business and difficulties upholding human rights. European brand C&A also cited political developments and U.K.
In an open letter, IndustriALL Global Union, an international labor union with affiliates that represent more than 50 million workers worldwide including in Myanmar, called on H&M to pull out, arguing that brands can’t perform due diligence where trade unions are severely repressed. “There is no responsible way to conduct business in Myanmar,” Atle Høie, its general secretary, wrote. IndustriALL has also urged other brands to exit.
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