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Sri Lanka's Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) reveals a number of its apparel companies are doubling down on ESG-focused innovation.

The GSP+ scheme became effective on Jan 1, 2014, and it will remain available to Pakistan for the current fiscal year.

In 2020, 28 per cent of Pakistans total exports to the EU were duty-free thanks to its GSP Plus status, and 78 per cent of these exports went to the EU. For the upcoming round, the EU has tightened the requirements for the GSP Plus programme, which grants duty-free access to more than 66 per cent of goods. To qualify for the GSP Plus programme, the nations will now need to submit a plan of action to implement more than 30 conventions.

Given that Pakistan has reneged on various international agreements that include those relating to good governance, human rights and labour rights, the

JEERS TO several print media for failing to include the necessary perspective of human rights in reporting the resumption of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the Philippines and the European Union (EU). Most of the coverage did not include background to inform the public that the EU suspended the discussion of its FTA because of the state of human rights (HR) during the Duterte administration. The post Reports on PH-EU trade talks ignore concerns about human rights appeared first ...

THE European Union and the Philippines will restart negotiations on a free-trade agreement as they seek to accelerate “a new era of cooperation”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

THE Philippines needs a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union as the country is expected to soon no longer qualify for the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) program, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Tuesday.

MANILA, July 31, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - The European Union and the Philippines will restart negotiations on a free-trade agreement as

During a rare visit to the Philippines, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is relaunching stalled trade talks, while providing funding for digital connectivity and improved maritime security.

Neither leader, however, makes explicit mention of the human rights violations under Marcos' predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte