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Post MFA, global textile and clothing industry seeks new avatar of ILO
28 Oct '05
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The global textile and clothing trade has called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to play a leading role in addressing a "revolution" facing the industry in the wake of the phase-out of the Multi-fibre Arrangement (MFA) that affects millions of jobs worldwide.
Business, labour and government leaders representing the textile and clothing sector urged the ILO to coordinate a global social response, support skills development projects and other measures as part of a coordinated response to the phase-out of the MFA, for an industry which concerns some 40 million workers and hundreds of thousands of enterprises in the US$ 350 billion a year sector.
"With the phase-out of quotas, the TC (textile and clothing) sector worldwide is experiencing a major revolution that raises fears, challenges and opportunities," said Mr. Jean-Jacques Elmiger, Chairperson of the 24-26 October meeting (Note 1). "We have a small but important window of opportunity for the development and implementation of collaborative and sustainable strategies."
The three-day meeting marked the first time government, worker and employer representatives had gathered to discuss the phase-out of the MFA and propose measures for dealing with its impact on jobs, enterprises and the global textile and clothing supply chain. The meeting drew far more than the invited participants, reflecting concerns among all parties to the tripartite discussions over the future of the industry.
Business, labour and government leaders representing the textile and clothing sector urged the ILO to coordinate a global social response, support skills development projects and other measures as part of a coordinated response to the phase-out of the MFA, for an industry which concerns some 40 million workers and hundreds of thousands of enterprises in the US$ 350 billion a year sector.
"With the phase-out of quotas, the TC (textile and clothing) sector worldwide is experiencing a major revolution that raises fears, challenges and opportunities," said Mr. Jean-Jacques Elmiger, Chairperson of the 24-26 October meeting (Note 1). "We have a small but important window of opportunity for the development and implementation of collaborative and sustainable strategies."
The three-day meeting marked the first time government, worker and employer representatives had gathered to discuss the phase-out of the MFA and propose measures for dealing with its impact on jobs, enterprises and the global textile and clothing supply chain. The meeting drew far more than the invited participants, reflecting concerns among all parties to the tripartite discussions over the future of the industry.
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