VIENTIANE - More than 20,000 garment workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Laos have received emergency financial support worth about US$1.85 million from the German government.
The funding, channeled through the International Labour Organization (ILO), paid out about US$85 to each of 20,698 employees at 47 garment factories between March and October this year.
The single aid package was provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, with technical support from the ILO, to support the Laos government’s social protection system.
