Haiti
After Years of Championing Women, Gap Faces Backlash Over Pregnant Workers Fired in Haiti
The Willbes factory in Port-au-Prince terminated four pregnant workers and nine union leaders, potentially…
Critical Trade Preference Programs AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP Extended
Nestled within the behemoth appropriations bill were provisions retroactively extending two trade preference…
House of Representatives Passes AGOA, Haiti HOPE/HELP Extensions
The House of Representatives voted to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Haiti Economic…
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Ways and Means Committee Shows Bipartisan Support for Three-Year Renewal of AGOA, Haiti HOPE-HELP
Both trade preference programs lapsed in late September without a renewal despite widespread and bipartisan…
Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry
The HOPE and HELP acts helped create tens of thousands of jobs by attracting prominent American brands to…
Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry
The HOPE and HELP acts helped create tens of thousands of jobs by attracting prominent American brands to…
Government Shutdown Raises Questions About Status of US Trade Deals
Stalled Senate negotiations on federal funding prompted a government shutdown that took effect at midnight…
Hansae Resumes Production in Haiti and Eyes Expansion as Stability Improves
Jun Chung, vice president of strategy and planning at Hansae, recounts his travels to Haiti as the textile…
AAFA: Congressional Effort to Extend Haiti Trade Preference Programs ‘Has Traction’
A new bill aims to renew the Haiti HOPE-HELP trade preference programs for 10 years.
House Passes Stripped-Down Government Funding Bill Without Haiti HOPE-HELP Extension
The bill, which has been slimmed down considerably, passed with just hours to spare before the deadline and…
Congress’ Controversial Government Funding Bill Contains Support for Haiti’s Garment Sector
Congress' proposed antidote to a looming government shutdown stipulates a five-year extension of the Haiti…
Upstream Focus: Sae-A Trading’s Saila Kim on Vertical Investments, Innovation and Haiti Instability
Saila Kim shares how Sae-A Trading is leveraging technology to streamline processes and concerns for Haiti…
AAFA Urges Congress to Renew Haiti HOPE-HELP Acts Amid Humanitarian Crisis
The trade association wrote to lawmakers pushing for action to aid the country's embattled apparel and…
From Promise to Poverty: What Went Wrong at Haiti’s Hyped Garment Park
Caracol Industrial Park's star-studded inauguration promised 65,000 jobs. More than a decade later, the $300…
Unrest in Haiti Puts Spotlight on Importance of US Trade Deals
Recent global developments have applied greater urgency to the pending renewals of AGOA and the Haiti…