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To: Ilaine who wrote (19698)	6/18/2007 5:31:04 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 217749

Many of the more exotic countries exporting clothing to the US are in the business because of a complex US policy on clothing tariffs, designed to encourage clothing manufacturing in various third world countries. Often the cloth and buttons are shipped from China, and final assembly is done in Honduras or where ever, and then shipped to the US. The whole chain being coordinated by a company like Li & Fung. This does have the benefit of creating some jobs in many of the smaller countries, but many of these places do not have a stand alone textile industry - no mills to turn cotton into cloth, no synthetic fiber plants etc. The garment assembly plants are often owned by various small firms from China, HK, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, the US, etc. Sometimes you will see on the tag "Assembled in Mexico from US sourced fabric" or something similar, because there is a tariff discount and possibly a different quota system if US fabric is used. Unless it says otherwise (like wool from Italy), it is likely that the fabric came through the Middle Kingdom at some point. The higher end clothes usually have more information on the origin, such as Pima cotton (Arizona), Egyptian cotton, or Sea Island cotton. The italians seem to have a near monopoly on high end wool for men's suits, all the Super 80s, Super 120 stuff comes from Italy, used everybody from Saville row to the Men's Warehouse chain in the US. China's not the only game in town, but still the biggest by far.

To: Ilaine who wrote (19698)	6/18/2007 5:54:31 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217749

Slavery in the US - palmbeachpost.com This article doesn't cover the sugar cane industry in Florida as extensively as it should. There have been several Federal government actions to bust slave camps in Florida sugar can areas, one about 15 years ago which involved a large scale helicopter raid just at dawn. There was another set of arrests about 2 years ago.