EU exports of secondhand clothes to Africa support thousands of jobs and a sustainable circular economy, according to new research by Oxford Economics published on Wednesday (9 October).
The report which describes itself as “the first comprehensive analysis of the sector’s entire value chain” analyses t...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
So.... We have an Oxford Economics report - commissioned by clothes exporter Humana - saying EU's second-hand clothing exports "support African economy, green jobs" etc. against a Brussels report saying we are dumping this clothing at the cost of Africa's own textiles industry, as well as its environment.... Wow. Doing the right thing is hard, isn't it?
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.