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To help fight the Covid-19 menace, Colorjet Group has started a campaign to help the government by encouraging its associates, customers and industry partners to contribute to the fund.

The Tirupur exporters’ association (TEA), India’s largest readymade garments/knitwear hub, has sought the union government’s permission to allow the opening of sampling units to ensure their survival as well as protect employment of lakhs.

There could be as many as one crore job cuts in the textiles sector, which has been severely hit by the ongoing lockdown, if there is no support and revival package from the government, according to apparel industry body Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI)..

Against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has urged governments across the globe to increase the support to their respective textile and apparel industries.

While the Covid-19 pandemic has completely halted production and new orders, exporters say that payments have also been delayed for the shipments sent before the lockdown.