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Romney in soup following revelation of outsourcing 2002 Olympics uniforms to Burma |
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has landed in a fresh controversy
after it
emerged that the presumptive GOP nominee had outsourced the production of torchbearer
uniforms of the 2002 Winter Olympics to Burma . The Congress was reportedly up
in arms after it emerged that the U.S. team's uniforms for the opening ceremony
of this year's Olympic games were manufactured in China, and snubbed the U.S.
textile industry at a time when it has yet to recover from the struggling economy.
According to Huffington Post, reports in 2002 revealed that the decision to outsource
the torchbearer uniforms to Burma caused an uproar among human rights advocates
and trade groups and prompted the head of the International Confederation of Free
Trade Unions to write a letter to the International Olympic Committee, stating
that "No responsible organization or body should make use of products originating
in Burma." Torchbearers, too, were shocked to see the "Made in Burma (Myanmar
)" label on their tracksuits. "When I looked at the label for the uniform, I went
nuts. When you are sending work representing the U.S. to a military dictatorship,
I have an issue with that," said 2002 torchbearer Susan Bonfield in an interview.
GAP, North Face reportedly confirmed that both the pants and top of the uniform
were produced at a textile plant in Burma/Myanmar, the report said. The Romney
campaign declined to make any comments.
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