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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 5527001" data-attributes="member: 92282">They were billed as “garments without guilt” — cheap, good-quality lingerie,  casual clothes and sportswear made in Sri Lanka and sold in stores such as  Next, Tesco and Marks & Spencer.   For the past four years, such clothes worth billions of pounds have been  imported, tax-free, to the European Union under a trade scheme intended to  help Sri Lanka’s recovery from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.   Within months, however, clothes from the country could disappear from British  shops.   Although conditions in Sri Lanka’s factories are beyond reproach, the EU looks  set to punish the Government’s alleged human rights abuses in the recent  civil war by withdrawing the trade benefits. The move threatens to destroy the livelihoods of 250,000 workers employed in  hundreds of modern facilities, mostly clustered around Colombo, the capital.  The garment industry indirectly supports up to a million of the country’s  population of 20 million. Withdrawing the benefits, known as GSP  (generalised system of preferences) Plus — would add 10 per cent to the cost  of such products, forcing many retailers to seek cheaper alternatives. EU  officials say that Sri Lanka has until tomorrow to respond to a damning  human rights report, which concluded last month that the island no longer  qualified for GSP Plus.   Marks & Spencer and Next confirmed that they sold garments from Sri Lanka  but would not comment on the GSP Plus status. Tesco did not reply to  requests for comment.       <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6834572.ece" target="_blank">full article: times</a> Sri Lankan connection   Next Has a factory in Sri Lanka that “specialises in soft jerseys”, a  category that includes T-shirts — and items with prints, washed finishes and  “embellishments” — a checked belted tunic, £25   Tesco Parts of the company’s Cherokee range are produced in Sri Lanka.  Tesco also buys wool from a Sri Lankan knitting mill and has a contract with  a Sri Lankan button and zips manufacturer    Marks & Spencer From Sri Lanka come the retailer’s Per Una organic  cotton bra range, part of its Autograph bra range and some of its school  uniformspodi miniha thamai thalen ne <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/angry.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry:" title="Angry    :angry:" data-shortname=":angry:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/growl.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":growl:" title="Growl    :growl:" data-shortname=":growl:" />garment wela wada karana ayata sorry dot com <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" />lankwe anduwen EU ekata kapil laEU eken lankwe ta kapil la"To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Albert Einstein <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/rolleyes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes    :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />mama kalin kiwwa EU aya ITN balanawa kiyala <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/rolleyes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes    :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

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