By Tara Donaldson

“A well-functioning Western Hemisphere supply chain is vital to maintain American jobs at home, as well as employment in the region,” David M. Spooner, Washington Trade Counsel for the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) and former chief textile and apparel negotiator for USTR, said during his testimony at the USTR hearing on NAFTA held Tuesday at the U.S. International Trade Commission. “Any efforts to make it more difficult to source apparel from both Mexico and Canada will encourage sourcing from other parts of the world, and will reduce employment in the North American apparel supply chain.”

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