Record #:

22641

Author(s):

Musante, Glenna Bassett; Cyrus, Logan

Abstract:

In the 1990s, North Carolina employed more than 176,000 workers in nearly 1400 textile mills; however, by 2013, 80 percent of those jobs were lost. Since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), textile firms became outsource to other countries like Bangladesh.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 20 Issue 1, January 2015, p60-67, por

Subject(s):

NAFTA; Textile industry--North Carolina