But most factories and shops are reopening or preparing to do so.

When the factory reopened in October, most workers came back.

'The factory cannot reopen if it does not exist,' Watch said.

Would their factory reopen in the morning, and would all of them still have jobs if it did?

When the factory reopened on March 19, 1919, all 1,400 workers who were in service before the conflict were rehired.

Most factories here have never reopened since the 1993 riots, when their machinery ripped from concrete foundations.

The factory never reopened, and the company left without paying a penny in severance.

The factory shut in 1972, ostensibly for expansion, but never reopened.

The factory had reopened on 1 February and men were being "put to work continually."

But they say it's unlikely the factory will reopen even if there's an upturn in demand.