Free trade vital for a strong used clothing industry

摘要

BIR and its partners are continuing to negotiate with the East African Community in their bid to persuade its members - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan -to revisit their proposal to phase out imports of used textiles and footwear by 2019. A strong used clothing industry 'is synonymous with growth' while the success of this market depends not only on the know-how of sorters but also on a commitment to free trade, the BIR textiles division meeting in Hong Kong was told by its president Mehdi Zerroug of France-based Framimex.