Textiles in Thailand - A Map of Questions

1. Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America

1.1. Wal-Mart

1.2. JC Penny

1.3. Nike

1.4. Shoe Carnival

1.5. Rack Room Shoes

1.6. Macy's

2. Natural Resources & Infrastructure

2.1. 2530 miles of railroads

3. Role in World Economy

4. Major Companies & Products

4.1. Mikasa (soccer balls)

4.2. Nike (footwear)

5. What are the conditions for factory workers?

5.1. Many Burmese women migrate to Thailand to work in textiles.

5.2. Workers in Natural Fruit, a food processing company are subjected to human rights violations.

6. Key Industries

6.1. Cement

6.2. Banking

6.3. Textiles

7. Textile Associations

7.1. Retail Industry Leaders Association

8. Professional Meetings about Textiles

8.1. 2013 RILA meeting

9. concepts

10. Basic Demographics

10.1. Population - 65,856,000

10.2. Religion - 83 % Buddhist

11. Trade Policies

11.1. There is a Trans-Pacific Partnership

11.2. Primary agreement is the US-Thailand FTA

11.3. Affordable Footwear Act of 2011

11.3.1. According to the LOC, this bill is still in limbo

12. What textiles are imported/exported?