Export order books improving, but labour shortage still an issue: Exporters

Exporters associations say orders are coming but there is a problem in boosting production as workers stay away in coronavirus pandemic

The country's merchandise exports will further revive in the coming months as order books are showing signs of improvement, even as the industry is still facing labour shortage, according to exporters.

Ajay Sahai,  director general of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), said there is no problem of orders in the shorter run, but exporters are still not getting long-term orders.

"We are expecting that the situation will improve further as the order book situation is improving. Orders are mainly coming from the US and European countries," Sahai said.

On labour shortage, he said that factories are still not running at