Covid-19: Country-specific guidance

In this section, you will find detailed information and guidance on the impact of and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic for each of the production countries in which Fair Wear is active. The information will be frequently updated, so please keep checking back for the latest information for each country.

For guidance on other production countries (not listed below), please have a look at Fair Labor Association’s country-specific updates.

For real-time data on the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world, including country-specific data, head to the World Health Organization dashboard.

Current status of Fair Wear activities for brands in production countries (Last updated: 20 July, 2020)

Fair Wear Countries	Factories operational	Audits cancelled	Audits resuming	Training cancelled	Training resuming	Complaints
Bangladesh	Yes, most factories operational since 26 April	No audits in March-June	Possibly July, depending on the situation	No training March-June	Possibly July, depending on the situation	Adjusted investigation process
Bulgaria	Yes	No audits scheduled for March-June	August 2020	No training March-June	August 2020	Adjusted investigation process
China	90% yes	Audits planned for March and April cancelled	May	Training planned for March-April cancelled	May	Adjusted investigation process
India	No	5 audits planned for March and April cancelled	September	2 training sessions cancelled	September, pending checking with brands & factories	Adjusted investigation process
Indonesia	Yes	No audits before August			No training before August	Adjusted investigation process
North Macedonia	Yes	No audits March-June	August 2020	No training scheduled March-May	15 June 2020	Adjusted investigation process
Myanmar	Yes	No audits March-June	Possibly July, depending on the situation	No training March-June	Possibly July, depending on the situation	Adjusted investigation process
Romania	Yes	No audits scheduled for March-June	15 June 2020	No training March-June	Unknown	Adjusted investigation process
Tunisia	Yes	No	June	No	June	Adjusted investigation process
Turkey	Yes	3 audits postponed	Unknown	4 training sessions postponed	Unknown	Adjusted investigation process
Vietnam	Yes	March, April. Few audits in March still took place.	May	Several cancelled but a few took place in March and April	May	Adjusted investigation process