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Burma, Turkey added to US labour exploitation list
2018-09-20 14:18:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US Department of Labour (DoL) has added Burma and Turkey to the list of foreign-made apparel and footwear that it has reason to believe are produced by either child or forced labour in violation of international standards.
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Burma garment sector to benefit from export strategy
2015-03-31 12:04:10| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Myanmar'a textile and garment industry is set to benefit from the country's new export strategy; a five-year roadmap aimed at strengthening smaller companies and fuelling exports and trade diversification.
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Canada looks to reinstate Burma duty preferences
2014-11-18 15:23:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Canada has proposed to reinstate duty preferences for Myanmar/Burma, extending entitlement to the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) and Least Developed Country Tariff (LDCT) treatments to imports from the country.
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SOURCING: Ethical standards a challenge for Burma investors
2014-06-30 14:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Experts have warned that clothing companies from developed countries who implement international ethical standards when investing in Myanmar/Burma will probably be competing with Asian companies who ignore such guidance.
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US: Gap to start souring apparel from Burma
2014-06-09 18:08:20| Apparel - Topix.net
Apparel giant Gap Inc has announced plans to begin sourcing clothing from Burma/Myanmar, in a move it says makes it the first US retailer to enter the market.