Vietnam apparel factories struggle due to US ban on Chinese materials

HANOI, Vietnam: Tighter U.S. rules to ban imports from China's Xinjiang and the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act have weakened Vietnam's apparel and footwear manufacturers.

The sector has already shed nearly 90,000 jobs since October as demand slowed.

The US law, in place since June, requires companies to prove that they do not use raw materials or components produced by Xinjiang's forced labor.