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'Made in America' lingerie squeezed by Trump's tariffs
Francisco Tzul, a 60-year-old immigrant from Guatemala, fears being laid off due to President Donald Trump's tariffs affecting the lingerie brand Cantiq, which employs him.
Francisco Tzul, a 60-year-old immigrant from Guatemala, fears layoffs due to President Donald Trump's tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
After years of exploitation in clandestine factories in California, Francisco Tzul got a decent job in a brand he is committed to producing in the United States. But the worker fears that Donald Trump’s tariff policy will destroy jobs like his own. The Republican president defends a tax burden against a long list of countries, including additional rates of up to 145% to China, with the argument of encouraging job creation in the United States. B…