TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTOR WARNS OF JOB LOSSES IF USA PUSHES ETHIOPIA OUT OF AGOA
October 2nd, 2021
Ethiopian textile and clothing managers and workers are worried that the USA may expel their county from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade access, as armed conflict continues in Tigray.
The US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has said America would "soon" decide on Ethiopia's status under AGOA, which gives its clothing and textile exporters duty-free access to the United States. Tai referred to fighting in northern Ethiopia and reports of deepening famine in Tigray, saying: “What is happening in Ethiopia is a humanitarian ...
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