Haiti
Hansae Haiti Localizes Synthetic Fabric Sourcing for Speed and Savings
Hansae Co has entered a strategic partnership with fabric manufacturer Willbes Dominica Synthetic Mill.
Hanesbrands Hands Over $330,000 to Hard-Hit Haiti Garment Workers
The clothing giant stepped in after the closure of one of its suppliers left more than 800 workers waiting to…
Garment Workers Worldwide Decry ‘Dire and Miserable Circumstances’
"These are real lives, real workers and real wage gaps and the progress is simply not good enough," Olivia…
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Journalist Killed in Haiti Minimum-Wage Clash
On Monday, Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced that garment workers would get a wage bump far less than the…
4 Hospitalized After Haiti Garment-Worker Wage Protest
Violence broke out in Haiti last week after thousands of garment workers clashed with police as they…
Tariff Preferences Paying Off in Caribbean Nations, Report Shows
In 2020, CBI beneficiary countries supplied $5.1 billion of U.S. imports, ranking 49th among U.S. import…
AAFA Welcomes Haiti Trade Preference Extensions Bills in Congress
Companion bills were introduced in the Senate and House to extend the trade programs designed to support…
Skechers Earmarks $1 Million for Haiti Earthquake Relief
Skechers began the Million Dollar Challenge for Haiti with support from Skechers Foundation and creation of…
Haitian President’s Assassination Could Destabilize Apparel Sourcing
Haiti's airport is closed, a curfew has shuttered businesses, and trucking and delivery are on pause…
CBTPA Gets 10 More Years as Key Trade Preference Program
President Trump signed "Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act" into law after passage by the…
House Vote Keeps CBPTA Intact Until 2030, Benefiting Trade With Haiti
After lobbying for an extension of the CBTPA over the course of recent months, industry trade groups have…
Textile, Cotton Industries Press Congress for CBTPA Extension
The House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Trade is set to hold a hearing on Thursday on the trade…
Haitian Garment Industry in Limbo With CBTPA’s Renewal Uncertain
Industry associations across the fashion spectrum are calling for the swift renewal of the Caribbean Basin…
Kenneth Cole & Haiti: An Exclusive Look at the Designer’s Humanitarian Mission
FN and Cole visited the island recently on the anniversary of the tragic earthquake.
A Cotton Field Grows in Haiti as the Country Looks to Rebuild Its Supply Chain
As Haiti continues to work its way back from the devastating 2017 earthquake and rebuild its apparel…