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MFA

June 8, 2005

The MFA Forum’s Collaborative Framework

The MFA Forum's Collaborative Framework for Guiding Post-MFA Actions identifies the roles and responsibilities of companies, governments, international institutions and trade unions and NGOs during the post-quota period.

May 1, 2005

Mapping the End of the MFA

(2004) Sixty-two page report by AccountAbility examining the predicted impacts of the end of quotas and policy options for different actors, and offering an assessment of predicted consequences in 10 developing countries. View Report.

March 18, 2005

Ethical Trading Forum - Toronto, March 17-18, 2005

Speakers, agendas, resources, and participants from the public forum on the impacts of the garment and textile import quota phase-out. View Article.

February 18, 2005

Post-MFA Workshop - Managua, February 16-17, 2005 (In Spanish)

Program, participants, presentations and materials from the NGO forum on the impacts of the garment and textile import quota phase-out in Mexico, Central American and the Caribbean. View Article

December 31, 2004

Managing the Transition to a Responsible Global Textiles and Garment Industry

Thirteen-page report summarizing research by AccountAbility, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and the World Bank on predicted impacts of the phase-out on industry, policy options for different actors, the private sector perspective on the impacts on sourcing decisions, and lessons learned from the restructuring of other industries. View Report.

October 31, 2004

The Multi-Fibre Arrangement: Strategic Sourcing Impact: The Private Sector Perspective

(October 2004) Twenty-one page report on results of a BSR survey of company views on the effect of the phase-out on future sourcing decisions. View Report