By Deborah Belgum
Julie Hughes, president of the U.S. Fashion Industry Association in Washington, D.C., is hoping there won’t be too many changes to NAFTA for the apparel and textile industries. “After 20 years, companies have spent a lot of time and energy trying to understand and work with NAFTA as it exists today,” Hughes said. “In the current environment with tough retail and a tough consumer environment for fashion products, we don’t think it is the time to tear it apart and start all over again.”
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