Access To Covid-19 Related Relief Efforts Around 80% of garment workers reported that they were able to access some form of relief/ support during the Covid-19 crisis. • Civil society organisations played an important role in supporting workers. 33% of the workers receiving food support from NGOs. 24% of the workers reported receiving similar support from suppliers, predominantly because they were migrants residing near factories in FTZs (Figure 3.19). • 18% of the workers received monetary support of 5000 LKR (25 USD) from the government in the form of Covid-19 relief during the lockdown.
Figure 8.16 : Percentage workers received Figure 3.19: Percentage of workersofwho receivedwho Covid-19 support from various sources Covid-19 support from various sources 35
33%
Percentage of workers
30 24%
25 20
18% 15%
15 11% 10
11%
10%
6% 5 0
2%
5%
2%
Monetary
Factory
7%
Government
Food
Healthcare
NGO/Charity
Trade Union
Source: Primary data, n = 154 (workers who received Covid-19 relief)
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