'Made In America' Lingerie Squeezed By Trump's Tariffs

Fuente: International Business Times

For the Cantiq brand, which makes lingerie in Los Angeles from fabrics often sourced from Asia, the additional tariffs mean higher production costs and potential layoffs AFP After years spent working in sweatshops in California, Francisco Tzul got a job at a trendy lingerie brand that prides itself on ethical business practices and a "Made in America" approach. But the 60-year-old immigrant from Guatemala now fears being laid off over President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on US trading partners. Trump acknowledges his tariffs will cause Americans some pain initially, but believes that in the long run they will help bring industrial production back to the United States.