Textiles sector worried over completing export orders
April 19, 2021
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As the pandemic rages on, threatening to disrupt economic activity, the textile industry, which has never had it so good on the export orders front, has sent out an SoS to the Centre and to state Chief Ministers.
The industry is at an inflection point with strong growth potential thanks to geopolitical factors. It has benefited from reports, in the last 6-8 months, of China using Uighurs in Xinjiang province as forced labour. This led to many top global textile brands moving orders to Indian players.
“I think most Western nations have banned sourcing from China. So, India is having a good deal,” T Kannan, Chairman and Managing Director, Thiagarajar Mills, told