30 Jul U.S. Trade Representative Tours New Balance Factory
Commenting on USTR Michael Froman’s visit today to a New Balance factory, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) President Matt Priest released the...
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26 Jul ‘Made in Vietnam’ a concern for Teamsters
"They should be held accountable for their labor and human rights violations," Hoffa said. The situations that led to the death of more than 1,000...
25 Jul FDRA Briefs European Leaders As US-EU Free Trade Talks Begin
Last week, FDRA President Matt Priest addressed members of European Parliament about the U.S. footwear industry and the need for tariff reductions. The speech...
25 Jul 5 Fast Facts on the US-EU Free Trade Agreement
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the name of a trade agreement that is going to be negotiated between the European Union and...
24 Jul Lawmakers Anxious for U.S.-China Discussions to Yield Trade Results
Now that the United States and China have agreed this month to resume talks toward an investment treaty, pro-trade lawmakers are urging the Obama administration...
24 Jul Lawmaker urges steps to open Japanese markets
Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, proposed that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, talks should link the reduction...
19 Jul Trade chief says Pacific trade pact deal “doable” by year’s end but not easy
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman acknowledged at a House hearing that numerous obstacles remain, however, including ensuring that Japan lives up to its commitments to...
14 Jul Nike, footwear industry to watch trade talks closely
Tariffs for footwear imported to the U.S., not just from Vietnam, are complicated and arcane, crafted in the 1930s and taking into account the type...
11 Jul U.S. Lawmakers Seek End to Footwear Duties in Pacific-Trade Deal
"A TPP agreement modernizing the current footwear tariff structure would allow Nike to further reinvest into innovation and maintain our global competitiveness, resulting in more...
19 Jun Vietnam and China, leading footwear producers, start talks
...Still, as wages in China rise, some global manufacturers, including Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike Inc. (NKE), are ramping up production in Vietnam. In 2010, Vietnam surpassed...