TTMA: Protection against unfair competition

Anthony Hosang, president, Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) said the move was made to protect those industries in that country from the increased competition which globalisation will bring. Additionally, he said this might also be necessary for some sectors like poultry and some agricultural products in TT. “Because of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) we are going to be up against the United States (US) which still maintains substantial subsidies on their agricultural products and based on that, the competition is not fair.”