Korea trade agreement could fray triad textiles.

• Position: Triad

The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement threatens 10,626 texti e jo s in the 6th Congressional District--more than any other district in the state--according to Public Citizen Inc., a Washington, D.C-based consumer advocacy group. The agreement, amended last year, lowered tariffs on imports from the Republic of Korea, which could lead to domestic manufacrurers moving operations there, where labor is cheaper, as well as Korean manufacturers taking a larger slice of the U.S. market. The report is...