Disclosure of foreign labor services performed on domestically produced textie fiber products
76 F.T.C. 1110 · Oct. 9, 1969 · Digest No. 376
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No. 376. Disclosure of foreign labor services performed on domestically produced textie fiber products.
The Commission advised a manufacturer of textie fiber products it would not be necessary to disclose that certain stitching and assembly operations were performed in Tijuana, Mexico, on domestically produced sportswear.
The manufactuer wi1 cut and otherwise prepare Americanmade fabrics together with such findings as buttons, zippers, and threads which wi1 be sent to a contract factory in Mexico for stitching and other assembly operations. The units wil be then returned to the manufacturer s production facilities where final manufacturing procedures will occur. The manufacturer s foreign labor costs wi1 represent between 15 percent and 20 percent of total production costs.
The manufacturer was advised by the Commission that it would not be necessary to disclose in the labeling the nature and extent of the foreign operations performed on the garments in Mexico under the Jaws it is empowered to enforce. (File No. 703 7020 Released October 9 , 1969)