USA AND THE PHILIPPINES AGREE TO FIGHT ILLEGAL CLOTHING TRADE
September 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A MEMORANDUM of understanding has been signed by the USA and the Philippines on 'stopping illegal transhipments of textile and apparel' through the south east Asian country to America. The agreement commits both parties to customs cooperation, actively identifying the true manufacturers of shipments, and joint verification visits. This, said the US Trade Representative office, would "provide our governments with the information necessary to stop textiles and apparel transhipments". US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said the deal ...
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