Vietnamese firms recently sought standard pandemic-related regulations for specific cases for better production and uninterrupted supply chain. Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) chairman Vu Duc Giang said social distancing norms in many localities have put pressure on businesses and stifled production activities in 19 southern provinces.

Some localities have not been flexible while implementing the directive and some enterprises with no COVID cases had to close.

According to Giang, 97 per cent of textile and garment makers in the southern localities had to suspend operations due to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus.

He was speaking at a workshop on solutions for maintaining production during COVID-19 organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM).

The textile and garment industry is running at just 10-15 per cent of its capacity. Vietnamese enterprises have been urged by foreign partners to deliver products like garments as no one wants to receive products when the sale season is over.

Some garment enterprises based in the south are thinking of outsourcing production to companies in the northern region. However, it is difficult to transport materials from the south to the north and go through checkpoints on the way, according to a report in a Vietnamese newspaper.

“Some foreign partners thought of placing orders with other countries instead of Vietnam to ensure uninterrupted supply chains. Many companies have been put on tenterhooks,” Giang added.

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