The
Istanbul
Declaration & the
Brussels
Communique
The
Istanbul Declaration itself was first endorsed
on March 3rd in
Istanbul
by leading Turkish and American textile and
apparel trade groups. Groups from
Mexico
signed two days later and were then joined the
following week by groups representing
Sub-Saharan Africa. The following week,
European textile and apparel groups endorsed the
Declaration. A week later, leading South
American groups endorsed the Declaration.
For a list of current signatories, see the link
at the bottom.
The
Communique calls for governments to do three
things: 1.) ask for an emergency meeting of the
WTO; 2.) Use safeguard measures effectively
and seamlessly recognizing the threat that China
already posses and; 3.) vigorously
attack unfair trade practices at the WTO
and using national laws.
Copy
of the Brussels Communique
Copy
of the Istanbul Declaration
Current
list of
signatories
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