AEPC URGES GOVERNMENT TO KEEP FACTORIES FREE FROM LOCKDOWNS

NEW DELHI: Apparel exporters body AEPC on Monday expressed concern over possible imposition of lockdowns due to a resurgence in Coronavirus infections and urged the government to keep factories free from restrictions. The industry, which supports over 13 million workers directly and many more indirectly, in rural and backward areas and largely comprises MSMEs, will be severely impacted by the disruption if the lockdown is again imposed in the factories, AEPC Chairman A Sakthivel said.