MFA Forum in Brief

The MFA Forum is a not-for-profit, participation-based open network established in early 2004 to address key concerns that were predicted with the end of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement.

The Forum works as a collaboration of brands and retailers, trade unions, NGOs and multi-lateral institutions in the textile and garment sector. It aims to improve sustainability while promoting social responsibility and competitiveness in national garment industries that are vulnerable in the post-MFA trading environment.

The Collaborative Framework

'The Collaborative Framework for Guiding Post-MFA Actions’ is the core organising tool that outlines the principles of the MFA Forum and its participants.

The Collaborative Framework covers roles and responsibilities which should be considered by all stakeholders as they deal with post-MFA impacts, whether individually or in collaborative efforts.

Announcements

MFA Forum organises an international convening in New York City between 8th and 10th September to meet with its participants and to review the Forum’s work and define its future strategy.

The three-day meetings involve discussions on the impact of the Forum’s in-country engagements as well as the structuring of an action plan for the year to come.