[Note: we received the following from a Coalition for GSP member Nina Designs in Emeryville, California. We’re posting with permission. No edits were made except formatting for the website and deleting the last names of the women in Indonesia.] Dear Legislators, &nb...
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While we generally focus on the benefits to U.S. companies of the GSP program, it is important to remember that sourcing from GSP countries has a positive impact on the lives of workers and their families in developing countries. Sometimes, the benefits to poor workers come simply from having a job that otherwise would not...
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Written on September 5, 2013 in
Illinois
One of our latest GSP expiration survey responses shows how the new tariffs harm not just American companies and consumers, but also the small producers in developing countries that GSP was originally designed to help. The submission came from Kelly Weinberger of WorldFinds in Westmont, IL. The company employs 8 people domestically and works with.....
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