DR-CAFTA: down and nearly out
It’s no secret that the Dominican Republic – Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) has failed to meet its once highly touted benefits on the region’s textiles and apparel trade. But many industry observers are now abandoning the notion that it will ever do so, writes Ivan Castano Freeman.
ANALYSIS: Textile industry concedes defeat on DR-CAFTA
11 September 2009
It’s no secret that the Dominican Republic – Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) has failed to meet its once highly touted benefits on the region’s textiles and apparel trade. But many industry observers are now abandoning the notion that it will ever do so, writes Ivan Castano Freeman.
SOURCING: Marginal suppliers need a radical re-think
21 August 2009
In the current recession, factory owners are transferring business away from their marginal suppliers to their core operations, creating a major problem in countries where the garment sector is a lifeline. To survive and prosper in difficult times, these industries must radically change the way they work, who they work for, and what they produce, believes David Birnbaum.
GUATEMALA: 60,000 textile jobs lost in five years
10 August 2009
Guatemala's textiles industry has lost 60,000 jobs in the past five years, according to a fresh survey from social research association ASIES obtained by just-style.
HONDURAS: Apparel firms urge end to political deadlock
29 July 2009
A group of leading apparel and footwear firms has expressed its concern about the ongoing political upheaval in Honduras, calling for “a prompt and just solution” to recent events and the restoration of democracy in the country.
Economic headwinds take toll on US apparel imports
10 March 2009
Year-end data on US garment imports in 2008 has just been published, and shows a decline in both units and value. But what do these figures really mean - and what do they augur for the future? asks David Birnbaum.
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