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The EU has threatened to suspend Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) status for Myanmar, under which the country's exports can enter Europe without any tariffs or quotas. The official reason cited by the EU is a growing concern over human rights violations and issues around labour rights in Myanmar. If this threat were to be carried out, the business sector that will be most affected is Myanmar's burgeoning garment sector, which employs around 700,000 people, most of whom are women. The principal worry in Myanmar is that if EU buyers and brands have to start paying tariffs to import Myanmar-made garments, then they will opt to shift their sourcing to other countries. Without GSP, Myanmar's garment exports may no longer be price competitive. As one of the few manufacturing sectors in Myanmar to employ semi-skilled women, many of whom migrated from poor rural areas, the garment sector has come to play an important socioeconomic role in the country. Whether or not the EU decides to withdraw GSP status, Myanmar's garment sector faces a number of challenges. How Myanmar's policymakers and garment industry leaders respond to global industry trends will be just as important, in the long run, in determining the sector's commercial sustainability.

International economic relations. --- Clothing trade. --- Tariff perferences --- Clothing trade --- Apparel industry --- Clothiers --- Clothing industry --- Fashion industry --- Garment industry --- Rag trade --- Textile industry --- Tailors --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- Europe. --- Burma. --- Burma --- Barma --- Birma --- Birmânia --- Birmanie --- Birmanskiĭ Soi͡uz --- Birmanya --- Birmo --- Bŏma --- Bourma --- Burmah --- Dēmokratia tēs Enōsēs tēs Mianmar --- Enōsē tou Mianmar --- Maenmar --- Miandian --- M'i͡anma --- Mianmar --- Mianmari Államszövetség Köztársasága --- Mien Chin --- Mijanmar --- Mijanmarska Unija --- Miyanma --- Mjanma --- Mjanmaa Unio --- Mjanmao --- Mjanmar --- Mranʻ m --- Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ --- Myanma --- Myanma Birliyi Respublikası --- Myanma Naingngandaw --- Myanmar --- Myanmar Unionens Republik --- Myanmari Liidu Vabariik --- Myanmarin tasavallan unioni --- Myanmarko Batasuna --- P'idaŭnzu M'i͡anma Naĭnhanda --- Praññʻ thoṅʻ cu Chuirhayʻlacʻ Sammata Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ --- Praññʻ thoṅʻ cu Sammata Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ --- Puruma --- Pye Tawngsu Thammada Myanma Naingngan --- Pyi-daung-zu Myan-mar Naing-ngan-daw --- Pyidaungsu Myanmma Naing Ngan-Daw --- Pyidaungsu Socialist Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw --- Pyidaungsu Thamada Myanmar Naing-Ngan-Daw --- Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw --- Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw --- Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw --- Republic of the Union of Myanmar --- República de la Unió de Myanmar --- República de la Unión de Myanmar --- Republik der Union von Myanmar --- Republika Sŭi͡uz Mianmar --- République de l'Union du Myanmar --- Rėspublika Sai͡uz M'i͡anma --- Sai͡uz M'i͡anma --- Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma --- Svazová republika Myanmar --- Undeb Myanmar --- Unie van Birma --- Unie van Mianmar --- Unija Mjanmar --- Unión de Birmania --- Unión de Myanmar --- Union of Burma --- Union of Myanmar --- Virmania --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Birmanskiĭ Soi︠u︡z --- Burma (Union) --- Mranʻ mā --- М'янма --- M'i︠a︡nma --- Рэспубліка Саюз М'янма --- Rėspublika Sai︠u︡z M'i︠a︡nma --- П'ідаўнзу М'янма Найнганда --- P'idaŭnzu M'i︠a︡nma Naĭnhanda --- Саюз М'янма --- Sai︠u︡z M'i︠a︡nma --- Мианмар --- Република Съюз Мианмар --- Republika Sŭi︠u︡z Mianmar --- Μιανμάρ --- ʼΕνωση του Μιανμαρ --- Βιρμανία --- Μπούρμα --- Δημοκρατία της ʼΕνωσης της Μιανμάρ --- ミャンマー --- 미얀마 --- 버마 --- 缅甸 --- Tariff preferences --- Differential duty --- Discriminating duty --- Generalized system of preferences (Tariff) --- GSP (Tariff) --- Preferences, Tariff --- Preferential duty --- Preferential tariff --- Trade preferences --- Tariff --- Clothing workers --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- European Union countries --- Foreign relations --- Garment workers --- Employees --- EU countries --- Euroland --- Europe --- National Unity Government of Myanmar --- National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar