Haitian Government and Private Sector Advocate Renewal of HOPE/HELP Act

For the textile subcontracting industry, it is one minute to midnight. The HOPE/HELP Act expires on September 25, 2025. If it is not renewed by the U.S. Congress, some companies—lacking new orders from major buyers such as Target or Walmart—could shut down, lay off thousands of employees, and move their facilities and operations out of Haiti. The country, which since 2018 has run on self-sabotage of its economy, sector by sector, between episodes of peyi lòk and gang dominance, could soon be left with, among other