JAAFSL stands as a linchpin in Sri Lanka’s apparel landscape, representing the unified interests of over seven professional industry bodies. These bodies encompass diverse sectors within the apparel industry, including apparel manufacturers, accessory makers, textiles, and related enterprises.
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It is one year since Sri Lanka went into lockdown. At a recent press briefing by women members of Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters, a member of the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) extolled the virtues of the garment industry. I was bemused by this parading of a handful of women garment workers in the midst of a pandemic to get them to praise the sector.
A legal complaint has been lodged by garment sector unions, Stand Up and Commercial and Industrial Workers’ Union. There was an article on how COVID-19 was exposing the plight of factory workers and another on the debt trap in the fashion world. As someone who has been researching the Sri Lankan garment industry for over a decade, how could I reconcile these narrative threads?