Access AAFA’s NEW international minimum wage matrix: The AAFA International Apparel & Footwear Minimum Wage Matrix was created to help members navigate international minimum wage requirements. Information ranges from the official minimum wage in local currency (as of January 2019) and maximum working hours, to the expected timeline for next minimum wage increase. Download here (member login required).
AAFA heads to Long Beach: Next week, AAFA's team will be in Long Beach, California for the Spring Environmental Committee and Social Responsibility Committee meetings on February 6 and the Product Safety & Compliance Seminar on February 7. We are excited to welcome CPSC Commissioner Dana Baiocco as our keynote. There's still time to register and join us in sunny California!
Steel and aluminum tariff pushback: On January 23, AAFA joined more than a three dozen associations in a letter to the Administration urging the removal of steel and aluminum tariffs currently imposed on Mexico and Canada.
AAFA sessions in Las Vegas: AAFA will lead two sessions at the upcoming SOURCING AT MAGIC and FN PLATFORM in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, February 5. Join us for:
1. E-commerce and The Real Deal (10:30 to 11:30 AM)
2. Trade Wars and Trade Deals (1:30 to 2:30 PM)
See all of AAFA’s latest letters, comments, and testimony here.