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"This regulation is something we have never seen before: using a trade policy in favour of a third country instead of financial aid for humanitarian purposes.
I voted against this underhand playing of favourites instead of intervening with economic aid. Textiles customs for Pakistan have been cut, which is tantamount to destroying a European industry that is already in serious trouble. This is a country that has no health or pension cover for workers, where men, women and children are exploited. Not surprisingly, highly labour intensive textile products then arrive in my country and across Europe at very low prices.
In Italy, the crisis affecting the textile sector has led to tens of thousands of lost jobs. A blow like this threatens to make it disappear, which would have very serious consequences on employment levels.
It is right to help Pakistan after the catastrophic flooding it experienced, but it should be done through emergency economic aid and not to the detriment of a single industry."@en1
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