AMERICAN CLOTHING SECTOR SLAMS TRUMP OVER SPARKING TRADE WAR – SAYS US APPAREL JOBS WILL BE LOST
May 1st, 2018
THE AMERICAN clothing sector has attacked the imposition of tariffs by the US government on European Union (EU), Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminium exports, which has prompted the EU to move ahead with imposing retaliatory duties on USA-made clothing.
“We're very disappointed that the Trump Administration is going ahead with these tariffs against US allies,” said Julia Hughes, president of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA). “It's not a surprise that retaliation will occur."
She hoped the US government would refrain from ...
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