Labor

Bill Moyers Reports: Trading Democracy

BILL MOYERS REPORTS: TRADING DEMOCRACY REVEALS HOW NAFTA'S CHAPTER ELEVEN CAN COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WHEN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS SUE THE GOVERNMENT OVER ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH LAWS THAT THREATEN THEIR PROFITS Premieres February 5 at 10:00 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)

World Labour Body to Attend Anti-Globalisers"" Meet

Reuters | January 28, 2002 | by Robert Evans GENEVA - The world's major labour union grouping is breaking new ground by sending a senior delegation to a conference of anti-globalisation movements in Brazil next month, officials said on Friday.

WTO Woes: Free-traders agree to a new `round"" of talks in Qatar but not much else.

By: David Moberg | In These Times

Labor Leaders Commenting on WTO""s Opposition to labor Rights in Doha

Message from Doha George Becker and Bill Klinefelter Reporting

WTO Ministers Must Address Workers"" Rights in Trade Talks: ICFTU

Agence France Presse | November 8, 2001 DOHA - WTO ministers due to open a meeting here Friday to boost global trade must put protection of workers' rights high on their agenda and pay attention to popular resistance to globalisation, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) insisted Thursday.

Global Unions Criticise Remarks of US Trade Representative Zoellick

ICFTU OnLine | October 12, 2001

US Seen Softening Stance On Including Labor, Environment Standards In WTO Rules

By: Romulo T. Luib BusinessWorld Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will see a softened US stance on labor and environment standards proposed for inclusion in the trade rules once the body meets to launch a new round of talks later in the year.

Arab Unions Denounce Trade Liberalization As Danger To Workers

Agence France Presse DAMASCUS, Sept 16 An organisation of Arab trade unions on Sunday called the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) trade liberalisation policies a "danger" to workers, ahead of the global body's meeting in Qatar.