A new movement by a little faction of North Carolina mills aims to find clients to procure American-made socks.
An advertisement in city center Greensboro display Uncle Sam holding a pair of socks with the expressions 'Save Our Socks Industry' urging clients to consider the label 'Made-in-USA' before they make any purchase.
"We greatly need more trade and industry loyalty in this nation," said Jim Schollaert, an advisor for the mills.
According to him, "Our socks industry would be in a fine position for masses devoted progress to begin."
They hope to fix more advertisements on the subject.
In last few years, North Carolina has suffered noteworthy job losses in the textile and garment industry and thus, the mill workers got united to promote patriotism through 'buy American socks' campaign.
Sock-making is the major clothing segment left in the United States, but employment and production figures are waning while imports from countries such as India and China are mounting, Schollaert justified.
Domestic sock makers held about 73 percent of the market in the year 2000 but currently they hold just about 30 percent.
The movement organizers informed that while imported socks cost a little less than those made in the United States, they only modestly support middle class jobs, their wellbeing and retirement plans.
According to Darrell Frye, Chief Financial Officer at Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills in High Point, "It is advantageous to purchase American not only because of price tag but for worthily concerning our community."
New campaign aims to get consumers to buy American-made sock
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