COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the supply chain in the retail industry.
This morning on Dermot & Dave, the lads spoke to Cally Russell from Lost Stock, who revealed over $2bn USD worth of clothes orders have been cancelled in developing countries, with no payment being made to manufacturers. This means that workers aren't getting paid either.
In Bangladesh, the garment industry accounts for 84% of the country's exports, with 2.28 million workers affected.
This huge disruption in the supply chain is the reason we want to help.
Step in Lost Stock, a website which has taken the abandoned clothes and started to sell them in a gift box to help those affected by the halt in production.
A significant portion of each box to their mission of 'health, happiness and dignity for all'. Their work across 26 districts of Bangladesh is helping those who need it most. In response to COVID-19, their team of over 3,700 people has aided over 50,000 households with food and hygiene packages, distributed over 18,000 sets of PPE and installed 475 portable hand washing devices throughout the country, and that's not all. Each Lost Stock box sold will support a worker and their family for one week.
With the stock lined up, we’re aiming to support 10,000 workers and their families in the coming weeks and 50,000 by the end of the year.
Hit play on the above podcast to hear all about Lost Stock's work and how you can get your hands on one of the 'goody' boxes.
