Global pandemic closes J C Penney store joining 156 others
In Delano California 22 year old Alexandra Orozco records a farewell video as JC Penney shuts a store one of 156 closures since June. In Lesotho 53 year old seamstress Matefo Litali loses work after lockdown and unpaid wages. The piece links both women to a collapsed garment trade and disrupted global supply chains driven by COVID-19.
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J.C. Penney
Alexandra Orozco
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Delano
California
J.C. Penneys
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Walmart
Lesotho
South Africa
Tzice
America
Africa
Orozco
Litali
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Neiman Marcus
Brooks Brothers
U.S
Neil Saunders
Global Data Retail
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