Not So Fast (Fashion)! African Countries to Ban Secondhand Clothing Imports | Sustainab... - 0 views
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Adriana Trujillo on 25 Aug 16The governments of the East African Community hoping to ban imports of secondhand clothes. The logic is that by stopping the trade of used garments, the apparel industry will be revitalized, create jobs and exports, and bolster their economies. What impact would this ban have on the donating Western countries? If we could no longer offload our unwanted discarded clothing onto the poor, what would we do with those clothes?