ISDS Case Map
labour | workers' rights
US labor union United Steelworkers sent Hillary Clinton an "emergency alert" Friday warning Secretary of State that Colombian unionists are under an "elevated threat" after Washington approved a free trade deal between the two countries.
The Republicans’ refusal to reference the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights in the US-Colombia free trade agreement’s implementing bill — and the Obama administration’s acquiescence to that refusal — is a fundamental flaw that is becoming increasingly apparent, writes US Representative Sander Levin
Ever since it was passed five years ago, the Central America Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) has led to an increase in unemployment, violations of worker rights and discrimination against women in Honduras, according to an about-to-be-released documentary.
Since 2007, at least 300 young female employees have been raped and brutalized by Classic managers while sewing clothes for giant retailers, including Hanes, Target, Sears, Macy’s and Land’s End. These garments enter the US duty-free under the US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement.
According to Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize winner for economics, free trade agreements constitute one of the clearest links between globalization and increasing inequality.
Guatemala is confident it will defeat a US challenge to its record on labor rights, the country's economy minister said on Wednesday, and he linked the challenge to White House efforts to win domestic support for several free trade deals.
A Member of Parliament is reckoning bringing the case of Kruger before the Canadian Parliament.
The Korean Conferederation of Trade Unions has great concerns about the bilateral and regional FTAs which are currently expanding in number across the world.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper boasted Friday that Canada's new free trade deal with Honduras will help that crime-ridden country emerge from poverty and political chaos, adding that his opponents are just "selfish" trade protectionists.
The European Union is pushing for more foreign investment in a slew of sectors-banking, insurance, legal, accounting, postal, maritime and security services-but is unwilling to allow a bigger number of Indian professionals to work in the 27-member union. The EU is also reluctant in permitting services trade through electronic channels.
