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Brazil: Thousands of workers in leather, textile, footwear & apparel industries affected by "catastrophic" floods
Initial surveys by the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul show the sectors most affected by the floods are vehicles, machinery, furniture, food and footwear. More than 43,000 factories, comprising 86% of the state’s industries, were impacted in some way by the catastrophe.