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David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. David writes about political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties.
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May 10, 2007 6:34 PM
U.S. Chamber Says Dems/Bush Have Given "Assurances Labor Provisions Don't Require Compliance"
Important and disturbing update from my liveblogging of the new Bush-Pelosi-Rangel-Baucus trade deal announced this afternoon. This is hugely important. U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Republican Party bigwig Tom Donohue tells AFP news service that he is "encouraged by assurances that the labor provisions [in the deal] cannot be read to require compliance with ILO Conventions."
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Well when the C of C likes something its a bad sign for workers everywhere.
Pelosi needs to go. There was no excuses for this. What always gets me its the Democrats in solid blue districts that pull this shit.
Webb, Tester, Dorgan, Brown and Sanders need to stop this legislation ASAP its
Am I missing something here? According to reports, the agreement will obligate countries to commit to FULLY ENFORCEABLE labor laws that reflect the 5 ILO labor standards, backed up by a dispute settlement mechanism. The agreement includes similar obligations on environmental standards -- again, including a dispute settlement provision. In addition, the plan calls for enhanced access to generic drugs, a worker assistance program, and port security.
And finally, the agreement only applies to Peru and Panama -- not Colombia. Pelosi has already said that an FTA with Colombia will require more.
So, again, what am I missing? What exactly does everybody want if this is not enough?
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