Vietnam's apparel industry sees stable growth amid pandemic

Workers make garment products for export at Hung Viet Ltd, Co. in Hung Yen Province. The textile and garment industry is expected to thrive this year, recording high export turnover. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Despite the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s textile and garment industry has seen stable growth, recording an export turnover of US$8.84 billion in the first quarter of 2022 with an increase of 22.5 per cent against the same period last year.

In many industries, especially labour-intensive ones like the textile and garment industry, labour shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic have directly impacted apparel manufacturers' production and business activities.