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Counting CAFTA Votes
The Bush administration appears to be coming up short on votes for CAFTA, as the final showdown in the House…
The Textile States
WWD polled all 39 members from the largest textile states, including North and South Carolina, Georgia and…
Industry Payroll Slips in June
Continuing to feel the strain of an increasingly global marketplace, U.S. apparel and textile producers cut…
Trade Tops Agenda in China Meetings
Textiles and apparel will be a key topic when USTR Rob Portman and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez meet…
Canadian Apparel Workers Push for Trade Safeguards
Canada's main apparel workers union is lobbying the government to take steps to limit the growth of surging…
Hong Kong Uncertain About Future Quotas
Feeling unsure about what the future will bring when it comes to quotas isn't a new scenario for those in the…
Bush Moves Against Cotton Subsidies
The U.S. moved to cancel a program ruled illegal by the WTO that provided million of dollars in subsidies to…
Seeking Certainty Over Safeguards
Apparel importers find themselves chafed by new restrictions on goods from China.
Foreign Mills Forge Ahead in Quota-Free World
European and Turkish textile manufacturers exhibiting at New York shows next week are out to prove their…
CAFTA Heads for House Showdown
CAFTA's passage in the House remains an uncertainty.
Senate Debates CAFTA, Poised for Vote
The Senate was preparing to vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement Thursday night.
Senate Panel Recommends CAFTA Passage
The Senate Finance Committee voted Wednesday to send CAFTA to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.
Finance Committee Considers CAFTA
The Senate Finance Committee began considering the Central American Free Trade Agreement Tuesday, setting the…
China Expected to Seek Broad Textile Agreement
China is likely to push for a broad agreement regulating textile and apparel imports to the U.S., Commerce…
Textile Industry Divided As Congress Nears Vote In Showdown Over CAFTA
The fate of the Central American Free Trade Agreement hinges on Congress members from North and South…