October 2, 2007
WOLA memo regarding Costa Rica's national referendum on CAFTA on Oct 7th and its implications for the U.S.-Latin America trade agenda.
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July 19, 2007
As part of the University of Miami "Perspectives on the Americas" series, WOLA contributed this article on trade and development written by Executive Director Joy Olson and Senior Associate, Vicki Gass.
May 21, 2007
In this letter to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel (D-NY), 39 new members of Congress voice concerns over the current U.S. trade policy.
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May 11, 2007
WOLA memo to Congress on status of labor rights in DR-CAFTA countries outlining specific concerns in Honduras and Guatemala.
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May 9, 2007
A brief explanation of WOLA's Rights and Development program and the linkages between rural development, trade and migration as they relate to development in Latin America.
Only available in Spanish
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April 10, 2007
A Briefing Packet on what is now the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). This educational packet was created by a group of non-governmental organizations in late 2003 when the agreemnt was still under negotiation. The agreement is referred to throughout the packet as "CAFTA", as the Dominican Republic did not join negotiations until early 2004.
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April 21, 2005
In May 2005, when Congress was preparing to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), WOLA authored a brief on the potential effects of the agreement on the region. Because of the anticipated negative implications for the rural sector, labor rights and intellectual property right in the region, WOLA urged Congress to vote against DR-CAFTA.
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November 13, 2004
Agriculture and the Andean Free Trade Ageement
In this issue:
• Elephant in the Room: Ongoing Violence against Colombian trade unionists
• UPDATE: CAFTA, Labor and the Rural Sector
• Boliva, Out in the Cold?
• Correspondence Between the U.S. and Costa Rica
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October 4, 2004
Updates on U.S. free trade agreements with the Andes and Central America. Vol 2 No 2
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June 4, 2004
In June 2004, a delegation of six Central America and U.S.-based bishops visited Washington DC to discuss their observations and concerns over CAFTA which had been recently signed by several of their respective governments.
They represented the Church in Central America, the Bishops’ Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC) and the Chairmen of Domestic and International Policy Committees of the United ...
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March 10, 2004
CAFTA's Missed Opportunities
In this issue:
NAFTA at 10
Hemispheric Free Trade Agreement Unraveling
Rural Development in Brazil? An interview with Darci Frigo
U.S. Congress on CAFTA
WOLA and the Rights and Development Program
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November 19, 2003
Part 1 of a Briefing Packet on DR-CAFTA.
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November 19, 2003
Part 2 of a Briefing packet on the DR-CAFTA.
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November 19, 2003
Part 3 of a Briefing Packet on DR-CAFTA.
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November 19, 2003
Part 4 of a Briefing Packet on CAFTA.
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November 19, 2003
Part 5 of a Briefing Packet on CAFTA.
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