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 Textile Industry Seeks Survival MeansOfficers from the six largest trade associations representing the U.S. textile and fiber industry met in Washington, DC, Tuesday and unanimously approved a lobbying campaign they say is designed to ensure the industry's survival.Central to the campaign is an intensely focused lobbying effort designed to convince the U.S. government that it needs to act swiftly to counter the threat from China. The groups released a report from ATMI, available at www.atmi.org, showing that unless the government acts, China will gain control of between 65% and 75% of the U.S. apparel market once quotas on Chinese imports are removed on January 1, 2005 and will destroy the U.S. textile and apparel industries. The initial goal of the campaign is to persuade the U.S. government to implement the special textile China safeguard in an early and effective way to moderate the massive surge of Chinese exports. At the meeting, the organizations agreed to work together on submitting new safeguard petitions more www.cro... (103) added by Dexigner Team |
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Leather workers lose jobsSome Garden State Tanning workers came off strike this week only to learn that their jobs were being eliminated, a union official said Wednesday.The automotive leather manufacturer permanently moved 90 cutting department jobs to the company's Fleetwood, Pa., plant, said Bob Hinkle, a representative for the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Workers. Garden State had transferred the work during the nine-day strike in Williamsport and the company refuses to return the work now that the strike is settled, Hinkle said. ... more www.her... (73) added by Dexigner Team |
Textile industry rage: 'Made in China'The battered textile industry threw down the gauntlet Wednesday in its clash with China, calling on U.S. authorities to prevent the Asian giant from crushing both U.S. manufacturers and offshore apparel producers."The U.S. government's lack of follow-through on its commitments concerning textile trade policy has thrown the U.S. textile, fiber and apparel industry -- and its nearly one million workers -- into a life-or-death struggle," Billy Moore, chairman of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, said in a statement. The call to arms from top industry executives, in Washington, D.C., for a meeting, marked a new tack for textile and fiber firms over the free-trade issue, as six organizations pledged an intense lobbying campaign, a break with mixed support for the Bush administration's free-trade policies. ... more www.mia... (104) added by Dexigner Team |
 New Summer 2003 WatchesCome check out the new line of watches Tommy has developed for the summer. From sporty to preppy, classic to edgy, you are sure to find one you love.more www.tom... (1,034) added by Dexigner Team |
 Zeynep Aksungar "Monologue" Jewellery ExhibitionAksungar's jewellery is made of silver, gold and semiprecious gems. A diffrent perspective in jewellery design.Place Bir Sanat Cultural Center Start Date 11.06.2003 Finish Date 28.06.2003 Address Valikonağı Cad. 9, Nişantaşı Phone: 0212 291 28 71 more www.ist... (0) added by Dexigner Team |
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