A new reciprocal trade agreement between the US and Guatemala has been welcomed by the US textile industry as a move to strengthen regional supply chains and expand preferential treatment for ...

Guatemala has been viewed by Korean investors as one of the best countries to operate textile businesses due to its geographical proximity to the U.S. market and cheap labor. Recently, however, some ...

In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways. Some go by foot. Others by motorcycle; ...

Textile recycling would open a whole new industry and a lot of new jobs. Credit: Shutterstock. American Apparel & Footwear Association’s senior director of sustainability Chelsea Murtha has heard ...

I have spent almost two decades researching and working with Maya women weavers in Guatemala, and I just spent the last year living there. People often ask me if it’s worth buying Maya textiles as a ...