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This Labor Day marks the 125th anniversary of the national holiday that celebrates and honors the American worker. For a lot of people, it’s a day that symbolizes the end of summer, marked by a trip to the beach, a barbecue, or a day of shopping sales. But it began as an observance of the nation’s labor force, and all that it produced here.

For most of the apparel industry, that has all changed, with production taking place around the world. Perhaps that’s why the brands that still produce in the U.S. feel a sense of pride about it—and believe their customers do, too.

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Texhong Textile Group, one of the world's largest yarn suppliers, has been aggressively building up production capabilities in Trans Pacific Partnership signatory Vietnam. For Texhong Textile Group, investing in Vietnam was a strategic move to circumvent the adverse impact of its home country not being part of the TTP. But now, even as uncertainty looms over the free trade pact amid open opposition by both major-party U.S. presidential candidates, the Chinese company is firmly committed to further expansion in its southern neighbor.