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Senate Hears of Brutal Child Labor Conditions

WASHINGTON -- A 15-year-old Honduran apparel worker told a Senate panel Wednesday of the harsh conditions…

Gibbons Brings Up Haiti in 11th-Hour CBI Pitch

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Sam Gibbons (D., Fla.), acting chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is seizing…

CBI Parity Capitol Hill Showdown

WASHINGTON -- As Congressional trade titans Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D., N.Y.), and Rep. Sam Gibbons (D.…

Retailers Press to Stop Change in Origin Rule

WASHINGTON -- In a last-ditch effort to keep a change in the rule of origin for apparel out of the…

Rep. Payne Hears Textile Wants at Dan River Campaign Stop

DANVILLE, Va. -- Textile Caucus member Rep. L.F. Payne (D., Va.), went looking for votes at Dan River Inc…

Labor Forgiving Some NAFTA Backers

WASHINGTON -- One year ago, organized labor vowed that anyone who voted for the North American Free Trade…

NRF Backs GOP Health Plan

WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation aligned with more than 20 other business groups Thursday to…

Housing Panel Plans Second Look at Closing of Leslie Fay Factories

WASHINGTON -- The House Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations has set a July 21 hearing here to further…

House Panel Adds Textile Provisions That Move GATT Nearer to Passage

WASHINGTON -- The GATT Uruguay Round advanced a step closer to Congressional passage Wednesday with the…

ITC: Textiles, Apparel Will Get Brunt of GATT

WASHINGTON -- Textiles and apparel will be the two domestic industries most hurt by increased imports and…

CBI Parity Plan May Just Fade Away

WASHINGTON -- The current quest to give the Caribbean Basin Initiative countries the same trade benefits that…

GATT in Congress: One Step Forward and One Step Back

WASHINGTON -- Prospects for the GATT Uruguay Round had a mixed day in the Senate Wednesday.

Two key senators…

38 Top Retailers Call for Passage of GATT Legislation this Year

WASHINGTON -- In letters to chairmen of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over trade, a group…

Fast-Track Extension Bid Hits Growing Opposition

WASHINGTON -- Opposition is already mounting against a Clinton administration proposal to include in the…

Bill Would Deny China Low Duty Under MFN

WASHINGTON -- A bill was introduced Thursday that would deny the low tariffs granted under China's…