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US textile and footwear associations welcome legislation

15/06/2015

The US-based clothing and footwear associations have praised the Senate passage of legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) by a vote of 219 to 211. The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) said: “The US textile and apparel industry employs 499,500 Americans. It is imperative that these agreements are constructed in a...

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