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Three political leaders joined the "wave of hunger strikes" in a bid to stop the ongoing negotiations on the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. Those include former Justice Minister Chun Jung-bae, former Uri Party Chairman Kim Geun-tae and former member of the conservative opposition Grand National Party Im Jong-in.
As the Bush administration this week pursues a breakthrough with Democratic leaders aimed at gaining congressional approval for new trade agreements, the fate of the deals appears to hinge on whether Republicans are willing to accept tough labor conditions that they assert could boost the power of unions in the United States.
I walked down to Seoul Plaza last Sunday in front of city hall, hoping that some of the estimated 7,500 protesters there could give me a glimpse of what Thailand can learn from South Korea when it comes to dealing with Washington on a free-trade agreement (FTA).
It has taken great efforts to change what has been customary in the Government, but the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Dominican Republic, Central America and the United States (Dr-Cafta) is forcing the official agencies to be transparent.
Prospects for Congressional approval of several pending trade
pacts received a surprising lift on Tuesday when Democrats in the House proposed a series
of revisions that won guarded praise from both organized labor and the Bush
administration.
Malaysia's Cabinet has "made some decisions" on points of contention in the negotiations with the US on a free trade agreement (FTA), Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said Wednesday.
Despite chilling rain, South Korean farmers, workers and activists continued their protests opposing a free trade deal with the United States, with a large-scale candlelight vigil scheduled for Wednesday evening.
US companies, led by Chevron, are threatening to withdraw support for a trade deal with South Korea, because they claim it leaves that country free to expropriate foreign assets and arbitrarily restrict the flow of capital.
There were no clear sings of a breakthrough yet in agricultural and other key pending issues, as the 10-month free trade agreement talks between South Korea and the United States were winding down to a close, both sides said.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI), today unveiled “A New Trade Policy for America,” to improve pending free trade agreements and allow for bipartisan support in the House.
