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On November 21, 1996, the U.S. International Trade Commission received a letterfrom the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requesting that the Commission conduct a 332 investigation to provide advice on the probable effect ...
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On November 21, 1996, the U.S. International Trade Commission received a letterfrom the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requesting that the Commission conduct a 332 investigation to provide advice on the probable effect of providing temporary duty-free entry for certain suits and suit-type jackets from Mexico containing certain imported interlining fabrics, provided that the fabrics have been cut in the United States and the garmets otherwise meet the criteria of heading 9802.00.90. USTR requested that the Commission provide advice as to the probable effect of such action on affected segments of the U.S. textile and apparel industries, workers in these industries, and consumers of the affected goods.
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This report responds to your request that we examine the operations of the U.S.211 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) in its role in 211 administering the U.S. textile program in light of the 1994 Urugua...
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This report responds to your request that we examine the operations of the U.S.211 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) in its role in 211 administering the U.S. textile program in light of the 1994 Uruguay Round 211 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). ATC, which took effect January 1, 1995, 211 calls for the phaseout of quotas under the prior Arrangement Regarding 211 International Trade in Textiles, known as the Multifiber Arrangement (MFA).
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The paper describes results of experiments simulating the phenomena occurring during burns of apparel items. Fabrics were burned near a semicylinder which was covered by 54heat sensors. The areas which received various heat loads ...
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The paper describes results of experiments simulating the phenomena occurring during burns of apparel items. Fabrics were burned near a semicylinder which was covered by 54heat sensors. The areas which received various heat loads (corresponding to various depth of burn injury in real-life flammable garment accidents) were recorded. In most cases,the semicylinder was moved during the burn,so that the burning fabrics made contact with it,simulating movement by the victim during a garment burn. This caused rapid extinguishment in some but not all fabrics. Results are reported for 40fabrics varying in fiber content,and fabric construction and weight.
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In order to implement the proposal for a study to evaluate strategies improving the competitiveness of the U.S. Men's Apparel Industry in the market, the problem was approached from two separate and distinct points. An analysis of...
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In order to implement the proposal for a study to evaluate strategies improving the competitiveness of the U.S. Men's Apparel Industry in the market, the problem was approached from two separate and distinct points. An analysis of the profiles led to several conclusions which show the results of this research indicates that while the profiles of successful and failing firms are similar in many areas, they differ in three critical aspects involving leadership and marketing strategy. 10 manufacturing companies were studied for this report.
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The apparel industry is highly labor-intensive and requires high levels of skills. While many simple repetitive tasks are involved, it has proved extremely difficult for the industry to secure a labor force sufficiently skilled fo...
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The apparel industry is highly labor-intensive and requires high levels of skills. While many simple repetitive tasks are involved, it has proved extremely difficult for the industry to secure a labor force sufficiently skilled for the manufacture of its products. In order to solve such problems regarding the apparel industry, a research and development project on an automated sewing system that will allow small-lot, wide variety production in a flexible and reasonable way started in 1982. The Mechanical Engineering Laboratory has been involved in the project since 1983 and has been engaged in the development of 3-D automated sewing system. The system is based on the novel idea of moving a compact sewing machine to sew fabrics freely and speedily in the 3-D task space. As the idea is completely different from the conventional sewing method using a fixed sewing machine, there are many technical problems to be solved, for example, how to handle and fix materials so flexible as fabrics. The proposed system consists of a direct-drive manipulator, a compact sewing machine attached to the tip of the manipulator, a fabrics fixture, visual sensor, and a control system implemented in several personal computers.
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Contents: Global perspectives--Unraveling the threads of the MFA; Effects of the multi-fibre arrangement on developing country exporters: a simple theoretical framework; Effects of the multi-fibre arrangement on developing countri...
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Contents: Global perspectives--Unraveling the threads of the MFA; Effects of the multi-fibre arrangement on developing country exporters: a simple theoretical framework; Effects of the multi-fibre arrangement on developing countries' trade: an empirical investigation; Adjusting to textile and clothing quotas: a summary of some Commonwealth countries' experiences; Established and emerging exporters' perspectives--China and the multi-fibre arrangement; Republic of Korea: rapid growth in spite of protectionism abroad; India, the multi-fibre arrangement and the Uruguay Round; Alternative approaches to returning textiles and clothing to normal GATT trading rules--How to cut the textile knot: alternative paths to liberalization of the MFA; Textiles in the Uruguay Round: alternative modalities for integration into GATT; Some considerations on the multi-fibre arrangement: past, present and future; Returning textiles trade to the normal workings of GATT: a practical proposal for reform. (Copyright (c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.)
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The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. Title 13 of the United Sta...
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The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. Title 13 of the United States Code (Sections 131, 191, and 224) directs the Census Bureau to take the economic census every 5 years, covering years ending in 2 and 7. The economic census furnishes an important part of the framework for such composite measures as the gross domestic product estimates, input/output measures, production and price indexes, and other statistical series that measure short-term changes in economic conditions.
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For more than 30 years, exports of textiles and apparel between developed and developing countries have been tightly regulated by quotas. Shielded from competition by quotas, many countries like Madagascar have built substantial e...
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For more than 30 years, exports of textiles and apparel between developed and developing countries have been tightly regulated by quotas. Shielded from competition by quotas, many countries like Madagascar have built substantial export sectors for these products. In less than one year, apparel exporters in Madagascar will likely encounter a dramatically different competitive environment for their apparel products. To be successful, suppliers must adapt rapidly to the new trade environment. This report recommends that garment producers in Madagascar consider diversifying into exports of apparel made primarily from man-made fiber in order to maximize post-2004 tariff preferences. Currently, the overwhelming majority of Madagascars apparel exports are cotton, but Madagascar does export some manmade fiber apparel products.
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The extent of exposure to formaldehyde (50000) was investigated at three garment manufacturing facilities using fabrics pretreated with a formaldehyde based resin system. Two of the facilities (in Georgia) operated on a two shift ...
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The extent of exposure to formaldehyde (50000) was investigated at three garment manufacturing facilities using fabrics pretreated with a formaldehyde based resin system. Two of the facilities (in Georgia) operated on a two shift basis with approximately 1000 and 500 workers; one facility (in Pennsylvania) operated on a one shift basis and had approximately 600 workers. The facilities cut and sewed men's dress shirts from treated fabric. Measured exposures to formaldehyde, respirable dust, and organic cleaning solvent vapors were all below the applicable American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Values and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Exposure Limits.
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Since 1995, China has been the world's largest textile and apparel exporter. In 2005, China's share of global trade in textiles and apparel products reached 24 percent. Its large market share demonstrates the present competitivene...
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Since 1995, China has been the world's largest textile and apparel exporter. In 2005, China's share of global trade in textiles and apparel products reached 24 percent. Its large market share demonstrates the present competitiveness of China's textiles and apparel industry, 95 percent of which is now privately owned. This competitiveness is all the more remarkable in that it arose out of a period when the entire industry was on the edge of bankruptcy and underwent a painful restructuring program in the late 1990s that was funded by the Chinese government.
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