New U.S. Trade Deal and Agriculture

May 21, 2007

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy outlines how the new bi-partisan U.S. trade policy will harm the Latin American agriculture sector, replicating the same fundamental deficiencies contained within our prevailing trade model.

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New Trade Deal Falls Short

May 11, 2007

On Thursday, May 10, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a new bipartisan trade policy that will facilitate passage of the Panama and Peru FTAs, and possibly support the renewal of Fast Track before it expires at the end of June.

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Congress should say no to "Fast Track" renewal

April 2, 2007

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), or "Fast Track" has played a part in the devastation of small farmers throughout Latin America. WOLA urges the 110th Congress not to renew TPA which is slated to expire on June 30 of this year.

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Trade & Development: WOLA's testimony on the U.S. Trade Agenda

March 8, 2007

Trade can be an important poverty reduction tool but only when the rules of trade protect vulnerable sectors of the population and when linked to equitable, sustainable development strategies.

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WOLA GSP petition filed on Guatemala's failure to meet conditions on workers’ rights.

May 4, 2005

In June 2005, WOLA, along with the AFL-CIO, International Labor Rights Fund, U.S. Labor Education in the Americas Project re-submitted petitions (originally filed in Dec 2004) in cooperation with unions and labor rights advocates from the Central American region. The petitions, which were filed under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), argue that Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras ...