Tariff jolt
Lesotho's textile industry faces massive closures amid US levies
Updated: 2025-08-08 09:47
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The threat of tariffs has exacerbated the national unemployment troubles, prompting the government to declare a state of disaster in July.
Local residents fear this may be a sign of what's to come for other factories in Lesotho, where poverty is widespread among the population of 2 million and most textile workers single-handedly support their families.
