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	Contributions from the Column Books and Media A guide to the world’s most critical resource How Members of Parliament influence development policy The causes of war: interpretations overstretched studies on the end of textile quota system Trade Union case studies on the end of textile quota system New World Bank study on Latin America 02/2005		Trade Union case studies on the end of textile quota system The textile sector will undergo a revolution because of the end of the quota system on 31 December 2004 according to a study by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). The report entitled “Disaster looms with the end of the quota system” forecasts the loss of millions of jobs in countries that are among the poorest in the world. Using the examples of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mauritius, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, the report presents detailed local studies and national analyses of the situation. (orb) Website: http://www.icftu.org/www/PDF/rapporttextilEOK.pdf