Fashion giant H&M suspends orders in Myanmar in response to post-coup violence

Sweden’s H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country.Police and military have killed more than 50 people to quell daily demonstrations and strikes against a February 1 military coup, according to the United Nations last week.H&M has around 45 direct suppliers in Myanmar, it said on its website, and has sourced in the country for seven years.“Although…