The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) and Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make Sri Lanka’s national standards for textile product quality.
The AATCC and SLSI signed MoU will allow both organisations to “increase their support for the needs of the people of Sri Lanka, continue the growth of Sri Lanka’s economy, and aid in the development of Sri Lanka National Standards.”
Diana Wyman, executive vice president of the AATCC, and Siddhika G. Senaratne, director general of SLSI, who also joined the AATCC and pertinent committees, signed the agreement.
AATCC president John Crocker shared his excitement about countries outside of the US wishing to adopt AATCC standards as national standards and said: “It takes a lot of time, input, and dedication to make an accurate and repeatable method via Precision and Bias studies. Frankly, no organisation does it better than AATCC and I’m happy the rest of the world is starting to realise it.”
The L’Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC) and AATCC signed a similar MOU in 2020, making this the second MOU of its sort, according to AATCC. According to the agreement, both parties would support “inclusiveness and cooperation and wish to avoid technical duplication wherever and whenever possible.” The adoption of AATCC documents as Colombian National Standards was made possible by this agreement.
The past year has seen severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the Clean Clothes Campaign discovered in March that workers there had not been receiving the Emergency Relief Allowances intended to ease the country’s financial difficulties.
The UK supermarket Tesco was the most recent to declare Sri Lanka will continue to be a “significant sourcing destination” for apparel. Many fashion brands are eager to show their support for the country’s fashion-sourcing business.
