Ten safeguard cases covering knit fabric, wool trousers, sweaters, dressing gowns, curtains, socks, swimwear, skirts, nightwear, and women's woven shirts are due for decisions by the US government between now and early November.
Another thirteen cases covering cotton yarn, cotton trousers, man-made fiber trousers, cotton shirts, man-made fiber shirts, men's woven shirts, underwear, brassieres, and synthetic filament fabric, wool suits, man-made fiber coats, polyester filament fabric, and cheesecloth are due for decision in January 2006.
"If China is not willing to include all of these products in a comprehensive agreement, we would urge the US government to impose safeguards on any categories where safeguard petitions have been filed but were not covered by the deal," said Karl Spilhaus, President of the National Textile Association.
The American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition's (AMTAC) mission is to preserve and create American manufacturing jobs through the establishment of trade policy and other measures necessary for the US manufacturing sector to stabilize and grow. Employment in the US manufacturing sector provides millions of American jobs, enables a diverse workforce and sustains communities and families in both urban and rural America.
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