
Walmart turns to India to avoid high tariffs, but garment workers scarce
By Reuters Published May 9, 2025 In a garment hub in south India, R.K. Sivasubramaniam is fielding requests from Walmart and Costco who want to sidestep higher U.S. tariffs faced by rival Asian suppliers, Bangladesh and China. But rows of idle sewing lines at his factory lay bare his biggest challenge. Archivo “Even if orders…