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Post-MFA
Exploratory Dialogue on Promoting Fair Trade and Labour Standards in the post-MFA Environment Geneva, Switzerland 27 February 2007 An
exploratory dialogue was convened by the Geneva Social Observatory and Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung at the World Meteorological Organization on 27 February 2007. The
topic under discussion was the promotion of fair trade and labour standards in
the post-Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA). In the post-MFA trade environment,
many clothing and textile industries in developing countries are especially
vulnerable to preference erosion, increased competition and downward pressure on
labour standards as they struggle to maintain market access without recourse to
quotas. The aim of the exploratory dialogue was to address the question what can
stakeholders in the global textile and clothing trade do to support these
vulnerable industries and workforces.
The objectives of the
exploratory dialogue were to: 1.
Identify what policies and practices will benefit most from multi-stakeholder
dialogue as well as to identify others 2.
Enable the conveners and participants to sharpen their perspectives on these
issues and stakeholder involvement 3.
Define specific issues for further dialogue for a multi-year GSO programme on
promoting fairer trade and employment in the post-MFA environment 5.
Build collaborative working partnerships between stakeholders for on-going
collaboration in a future programme 6. Begin to prepare a proposal for a multi-year programme of dialogues and dissemination of their findings and recommendations for stakeholders Further
information about the dialogue can be found in the following documents. About Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
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