Speaking with style: Brian Brink, executive director, Texfed
By just-style.com | 3 October 2008
South African restrictions on imports of Chinese textiles and clothing have not come to the rescue of the country's ailing textile sector as effectively as had been hoped. Brian Brink, executive director of South African industry group Textile Federation (Texfed), tells just-style why firms continues to struggle.
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