How current tariffs are impacting garment manufacturing and employment in Bangladesh, Vietnam and India

A series of escalating tariff regimes—most notably a universal 10 to 15 percent tariff implemented by the US—is triggering a massive reshuffling of global apparel sourcing. In addition, the US Trade Representative (USTR) launched a sweeping Section 301 investigation into forced labour compliance, threatening an additional 10 to 12.5 percent tariff on countries failing to strictly police their supply chains.