RMG exporters want factories up and running Union leaders favour closure with full payment as lockdown looms If lockdown is imposed, garment suppliers will face work order cancellation, deferred payment, and expensive air shipment, an exporter said. Photo: Star/file Garment factory owners and union leaders are at loggerheads over the imminent tough lockdown the government is set to impose across the country to curb the rising cases of coronavirus infections. Owners want to keep their factories up and running, while union leaders called for a closure of factories and a full payment of the wages for workers during the lockdown period.