US President Donald Trump’s wide-reaching “Liberation Day” tariffs have come crashing down on countries that rely heavily on the export of low-cost garments and textiles to the US. But while Trump’s levies seem unlikely to bring textile factories back to the US, they could be devastating for millions of low-wage garment workers already living hand to mouth.
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