U.S. Ends Pivotal African Trade Program
With the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, sub-Saharan African countries have lost trade preferences with the United States, threating jobs in the textile, apparel and agricultural sectors.
With the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, sub-Saharan African countries have lost trade preferences with the United States, threating jobs in the textile, apparel and agricultural sectors.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 25 faith-based organizations in a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai voicing hopes for a Indo-Pacific Economic Framework that prioritizes “the planet, human rights, and dignity over profit.”
We thank and congratulate the House of Representatives for passing the Build Back Better Act and call on the Senate to care for the common good and vote in favor of this historic legislation.
The organizations in the Maryknoll family have issued the following joint statements.