Two factories of Kaixi Myanmar in the Ngwepinle Industrial Zone in Hlinethaya Township and Shwepyitha Industrial Zone (4) in Shwepyitha Township, Yangon Region, laid off 1,200 workers on March 21 as they received no order. 

Customer countries such as COVID-19-hit Italy and France no longer placed an order from the two factories making women’s underwear. 

The two factories laid off 300 workers each who were less than three months in service. 

“There is no order at all. First, we ran out of raw materials. Our brans were mostly sent to France and Italy. They stopped placing orders. The workers in less than three months’ service were laid off,” the factory HR manager said. 

The notice to lay off the workers if there is no order was announced one month ahead. 

Factory officials said the laid-off workers would be hired again if orders come.