Tiruppur Adapts as New US Tariff Threat Revives

Tiruppur is a major city in India that makes clothes for customers around the world.

Many of its factories sell a large share of their clothes to the United States.

Earlier US tariff threats caused some orders to be cancelled and some workers to lose their jobs.

A new US law has created another possible tariff threat, although no final tariff rate has been announced.

Factory owners are trying to prepare by finding customers in Europe and the United Kingdom.

They are also making more clothes from man-made fibres instead of relying only on cotton.

Some businesses are sending orders earlier and using machines to lower costs.

Workers, including migrants from northern India, continue to come to Tiruppur, but some face insecure employment.

The city is calmer now because businesses have learned to expect sudden changes, but smaller firms and workers may still struggle.