# Thousands of workers have been laid off in Lesotho’s garment industry following a looming 50-percent US tariff under review. Factories in Maseru’s Thetsane industrial area have suspended operations for at least three months due to dried-up orders. Trade unions warn that up to 20-thousand jobs are at risk. The government has yet to offer solid support, while factory owners scramble to secure South African orders and alternative markets. Workers demand severance as uncertainty deepens.
Mass lay-offs hit Lesotho garment factories amid US tariff threat