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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.…
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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…