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* * Title: A Wave of Sewing Jobs as Orders Pile Up at U.S. Factories

*Source:* NY Times

*Author: *Stephanie Clifford

*Date:* Sept 29, 2013

*Abstract:* The American textile and apparel industries, like manufacturing as a whole, are experiencing a nascent turnaround as apparel and textile companies demand higher qualityhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/business/global/fair-trade-movement-extends-to-clothing.html?pagewanted=all, more reliable scheduling and fewer safety problems than they encounter overseas. Accidents like the factory collapsehttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/world/asia/bangladesh-building-collapse.html?pagewanted=allin Bangladesh earlier this year, which killed more than 1,000 workers, have reinforced the push for domestic production.

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