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The American Apparel Education Foundation

Promotes the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the apparel industry, including product development, finance, marketing, human resources, production management,apparel engineering, technology and other subjects related to improved efficiency and the development and acceleration of economic growth in the industry.

Industry Resources

Introducing NYCFashionInfo.com, the official source for NYC fashion information, a new initiative of the New York City Economic Development Corporation It’s a one-stop-shop for information about doing business in NYC’s fashion industry and includes:

A searchable database of more than 5,000 NYC showrooms
A complete calendar of NYC Fashion Market Weeks
Tools to help emerging designers start and grow their businesses
A soon-to-be-launched sourcing database containing NYC suppliers and factories
Updates on the latest NYC fashion news (by subscription)

http://hr.cch.com

CCH Human Resource Management Updates

Education

	Access to the Clemson University Apparel Research Department
	Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York, SUNY
	Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, WASC accredited college in California
	The International School of Footwear, Leicester College, UK offers footwear courses for careers in all parts of the global footwear industry.
www.itt.edu	Institute of Textile Technology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Government

www.recalls.gov	Product recalls
www.fedworld.gov	FedWorld Information Network
www.access.gpo.gov	Government databases and search engines (Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the US Code)
www.export.gov	Brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace.
www.business.census.gov	Information about the Economic Census, including statistics businesses can use to assess and grow operations.
U.S. Government Trade Events Calendar	Featured trade events.

International Trade

www.doc.gov	Commerce Department, with links to the International Trade Administration.
http://otexa.ita.doc.gov	Office of Textiles and Apparel at the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration
www.ita.doc.gov/tradestat	Trade statistics compiled by the Commerce Department.
www.usitc.gov	U.S. International Trade Commission. This site contains a searchable version of the Harmonized Tariff System
www.sice.oas.org	Foreign Trade Information System, Organization of American States. A good source of trade agreements in the hemisphere
www.apecsec.org.sg	Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat
www.export.gov	Export Assistance Center at Department of Commerce

Government Contracts Resources

www.defenselink.mil	Defense Department
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/	Defense Procurement Home Page
www.supply.dla.mil	Defense Logistics Agency
www.dscp.dla.mil	Defense Supply Center-Philadelphia
www.unicor.gov	UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries

Labor Issues

www.dol.gov/ilab	Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the Department of Labor
www.bls.gov	Bureau of Labor Standards at the Labor Department, with links to other federal statistics agencies
www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/index.htm	Wage/Hour Division at the Department of Labor
www.osha.gov	Occupation Safety & Health Administration.

Other Regulatory Agencies

www.cpsc.gov

Consumer Product Safety Commission