Implement fair trade practices to counter MFA phase out

by Sudarshana Perera

Sri Lanka's Apparel Sector has joined hands with the Global Alliance for Fair Trade in Textiles (GAFTT) to urge the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ensure the implementation of fair trade practices to withstand the termination of the Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA). The new development follows an informal meeting the GAFTT had with WTO Director General T. Supachi.
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