AGOA, CAFTA Groups Warn USTR Against Weak TPP Textile Rules

Textile and apparel producers from countries included in both the African Growth and Opportunity Act and Central American Free Trade Agreement are pushing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to ensure that a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal does not wipe out their benefits by giving Vietnam an upper hand in the U.S. market. Specifically, the organizations -- led by the African Cotton & Textile Industries Federation (ACTIF) and the Central America-Dominican Republic Apparel and Textile Council (CECATEC) -- are...