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Is AGOA an effective tool for economic development? The answer could lie in the used clothing trade
2018-11-15 10:58:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
While friction over the ban of used clothing exports from the US to East Africa seems to have come to an end, some fundamental issues still remain, according to Shannon Brady and Sheng Lu from the University of Delaware. Their latest research throws up complex economic, social, legal and political factors linked with the trade in second-hand clothes - and questions the effectiveness of preference programmes such as AGOA as a tool for economic development.
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Here's why the used clothing trade deserves more attention
2018-11-15 10:58:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
While friction over the ban of used clothing exports from the US to East Africa seems to have come to an end, some fundamental issues still remain, according to Shannon Brady and Sheng Lu from the University of Delaware. Their latest research throws up complex economic, social, legal and political factors linked with the trade in second-hand clothes - and questions the effectiveness of preference programmes such as AGOA as a tool for economic development.
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How regional supply chains are shaping world textile and apparel trade
2018-11-15 10:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Textiles and apparel are, without a doubt, global industries. However, analysis by Dr Sheng Lu, associate professor in the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware, based on the re:source by just-style sourcing tool and data from UN Comtrade, suggests world textile and apparel trade is also becoming more regional.
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Innovation Lab to feature at ITMA 2019 trade show
2018-11-15 10:46:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX) is to host an innovation lab at the ITMA 2019 show, which it hopes will better drive industry focus on technological innovation.
Vietnam ratifies the CPTPP trade pact
2018-11-14 11:38:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Vietnam has become the seventh country to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - or TPP-11 - which is set to come into force later this year.
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