HANOI, April 29 (Reuters): Tighter US rules to ban imports from China's Xinjiang are compounding pressure on Vietnam's apparel and footwear makers, hitting a sector that has already shed nearly 90,000 jobs since October in the global manufacturing hub as demand slowed.
Among garment exporters, Vietnam has faced the worst hit from the the Uyghur Forced Labour Protection Act (UFLPA), a Reuters review of official US data showed. The law, in place since June, requires companies to prove that they do not use raw material or components produced with Xinjiang's forced labor.
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