Countries around the world are experiencing massive job losses and brewing labor unrest after the Jan. 1 expiration of a global textile quota system. They are finding it hard to compete with cheap exports from China and India. As a result many manufacturers are pressuring their governments to put restraints on imports of Chinese and Indian apparel and textiles.
See "As Textile Curbs Fall, Many Feel Hardship", Evelyn Iritani, Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2005