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Promoting fair globalization in textiles and clothing in a post-MFA environment
International Labour Organization, 2005In January 2005 the Multifibre Arrangement, which had placed quotas on textile exports for all countries, was finally phased out completely. It is understood that there will be winners from this situation. Countries such as China and India, for example, with well-developed capacity in production and large, relatively cheap labour forces, have been restricted by the quota system.DocumentThe impact of the second-hand clothing trade on developing countries
Oxfam, 2005This report examines the evidence of the impact of trade in second hand clothing (SHC) on developing country producers and consumers. Supporters of the SHC industry point out that the trade creates emaployment in the receiving country (i.e. transport, cleaning, etc.) and also provides low cost clothing for people living in poverty.DocumentCost and productivity in Indian textiles: post MFA implications
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2004With the Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA) expiring on 1st of January 2005, competition in the textile and clothing industry is likely to increase.DocumentTNCs and the removal of textiles and clothing quotas
United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2005This study explores the development implications of the phasing out of the quotas on textiles that were previously fixed by the expired Multi Fibre Arrangement. It focuses on the implications for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in and exports from developing countries. It argues that the role of foreign-owned production in the textiles and clothing value chain merits attention.DocumentRace to the bottom: exploitation of workers in the global garment industry
Norwegian Church Aid, 2005This paper explores the race to the bottom in garment producing countries.DocumentTowards a US-Indonesia free trade agreement
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2004This paper examines current trade relations and issues between the US and Indonesia and attempts to assess the possible effects of a free trade agreement between the two countries.DocumentThe global textile and clothing industry post the agreement on textiles and clothing
World Trade Organization, 2004This paper examines what the likely impacts of liberalisation of the clothing and textiles industries will be following the phasing out of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ACT) in January 2005.DocumentSwaziland: in the pursuit of economic liberalisation and growth. How is poverty reproduced at the micro-level under changing labour market regimes?
Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2004This paper addresses the question of why poverty is so pervasive in Swaziland despite substantial economic growth over the last several years. The author examines how macroeconomic developments have impacted on poverty within cross-border and domestic labour markets, and what measures can be taken to improve competitiveness in the labour market.DocumentTrade protection in the textile and clothing industries
Institute of Development Studies UK, 1999This briefing (4th in the IDS Trade and Development Background Briefings) explores trade issues in the textiles and clothing industries and the impact of current changes on developing countries.DocumentTrade liberalisation and the clothing and textile industry in Malawi
Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2001The paper provides an overview of the the textile and clothing industry in Malawi and explores the potential implications of three liberalisation agreements: the WTO agreement on clothing and textilesthe SADC trade protocol the COMESA Free Trade Area agreementConclusions include the following:As one of the least developed countries, the WTO agreement will eventuallyPages