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Trans-Pacific Trade Pact called new NAFTA
September 2, 2011Warning of a new "NAFTA for the Pacific Rim," labor is demanding a new deal being negotiated for the Pacific region include protections for workers rights, health care and the environment.
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Colombian labor leader seeks trade pact delay
January 21, 2011WASHINGTON (PAI) - Congress should delay the proposed U.S.-Colombia "free trade" agreement until a key Colombian law that leads to workers' oppression changes and law enforcement there improves, a top Colombian union leader says.
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U.S. files labor rights complaint against Guatemala
August 6, 2010The complaint, filed last week, is the first time the U.S. has pursued a labor rights case against a free-trade partner.
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Undocumented immigration: paying the price of NAFTA
August 2, 2010It is unconscionable to blame and persecute Mexican and other immigrants who are forced to migrate because of trade policies that our own government has so forcefully promoted.
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Latin America rejects neoliberalism
July 27, 2010It would be hard to avoid admiring this ground-breaking documentary.
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