What Does TPP Mean For The American Apparel Industry?

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Xiaobian of the net introduces to you that TPP will impact small garment processing industry in Losangeles, California.

The US Congress has granted President Obama the right to negotiate the p Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), which accounts for 40% of the world's total output value.

Matek, chairman of California Fashion Association (Ilsa Metchek), said that 90% of the garments imported from the member manufacturers of the association were made locally in California.

The US Congress has granted President Obama the right to negotiate the p Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), which accounts for 40% of the world's total output value.

But it fears the impact of small-scale clothing industry in southern California.

From 1990 to 2010, the employment rate of us garment manufacturing workers decreased by 80%, according to Labor Department.

Many survived

They are located in southern California, but are also faced with difficulties in operation.

According to Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, 60% of California's garment manufacturing industry has disappeared since the 2002 -2012 year.

Smith, a spokeswoman for the California Labor Federation, said that many small independent garment manufacturers were reluctant to outsource garment processing because of their competitive disadvantage because of their reluctance to outsource Labor garments.

Karen Kane (Karen Kane) women's clothing company CEO Kaine (Lonnie Kane) said that because the company almost all products are processed locally, TPP is not very helpful to the company.

TPP beneficiaries are Asian manufacturers and importers. Vietnamese companies, which account for 10% of American clothing imports, should have to pay 32% tariffs to enter the United States. Under TPP, they may be duty-free.

Matek, chairman of California Fashion Association (Ilsa Metchek), said that 90% of the garments imported from the member manufacturers of the association were made locally in California.

Matek predicts that once TPP comes into force, South plus

The processing industry will shrink another 20%.