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Factories shed workers in Bangladesh garment sector
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GAZIPUR, Bangladesh: Garment worker Mosammat Aklima found out in a text message that she had become one of thousands laid off in the latest wave of cuts to hit Bangladesh's once-booming export industry.
It is not possible to find a new job," said Aklima, 27.
I don't know what's next," she told AFP in the garment hub of Gazipur.
Aklima earned US$250 a month, roughly matching the income of her husband, who works at another garment factory.
With her redundancy, their son and elderly parents must now rely on a single wage.