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Lesotho Textile Industry Feels Effect of New Trade Rules New trade rules lifting quotas on garment exports are having an impact for many countries. One such country is the tiny African nation of Lesotho, where six factories have closed and some 6,000 workers have lost their jobs.

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Lesotho Textile Industry Feels Effect of New Trade Rules

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Lesotho Textile Industry Feels Effect of New Trade Rules

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New trade rules lifting quotas on garment exports are having an impact for many countries. One such country is the tiny African nation of Lesotho, where six factories have closed and some 6,000 workers have lost their jobs.