Access To Covid-19 Related Relief Efforts 76% of garment workers reported that they were able to access some form of relief/ support during the Covid-19 crisis. • 60% of the workers reported that they received the wage support of 70 USD for laid-off workers from the government and suppliers for at least a single month in 2020 (Figure 7.18). However, most workers stated that this amount was grossly inadequate to meet even basic expenses including food, rent, education and healthcare for a month. • Around 20% of the workers received food support from the government, suppliers and trade unions each. • Formal support for healthcare was limited from both the government and suppliers, but 12% of the workers reported that they were supported by trade unions in this regard.
4.16 Figure 7.18: Percentage of workers who received Covid-19 support from various sources
60
58% 59%
Percentage of workers
50 40 30 22%
20
19%
21%
20%
12%
11%
10
3%
0
Monetary support
Factory
Government
Food
5%
3% 3% Healthcare
NGO/Charity
Trade Union
Source: Primary data, n=294
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