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For garment factory workers like Anoma Piyaseele, the European Union’s (EU) concessionary tariffs for imports from Sri Lanka meant little more than a vague term for policymakers to deal with – until news came that they would be suspended soon. As it is, Piyaseele says, she is not sure whether this preferential scheme – officially called Generalised System of Preference (GSP) Plus that has helped Sri Lanka continue to be a major exporter of garments -- had in any way been beneficial to her thus far.