Scarcity of material set to hit outsourcers in Thailand


Wisut Panthawutiyanon

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The scarcity of materials caused by the Covid-19 outbreak would affect employment for outsourcers, Thailand Outsourcing Association president Wisut Panthawutiyanon said.

“Some production lines have delayed operations, since the import of materials used in production has been suspended amid the spreading coronavirus, so materials have become scarce, ” he said.

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