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- Subject: NAFTA NEWS: Women Workers Blast NAFTA ; PBS Special
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- Topic 153 TRADE.NEWS 8-31-92
- kmander Updates on GATT & NAFTA Negotiations 8:28 am Aug 31, 1992
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- NAFTA News Summary
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- WOMEN WORKERS BLAST NAFTA
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- A cooperative of women workers along the U.S.-Mexico border
- has released a statement predicting the North American Free
- Trade Agreement would turn the "terrible situation" for women
- workers along the border into a "disaster." La Mujer Obrera is
- calling for an "International Day of Protest" to demand that the
- universal rights of workers be protected. The group states: "The
- intent of the FTA is to eliminate all laws, regulations, or tariffs
- that corporations feel hinder their access to the three countries'
- workforce, natural resources and market. Negotiations have
- focused little if any attention on the impact the FTA will have
- on labor rights, environmental concerns, or health and welfare
- standards." The organization is calling on other groups to
- sponsor protest actions on September 29, 1992 to draw
- attention to NAFTA.
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- Source: LA MUJER OBRERA PRESS RELEASE, August 7, 1992.
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- Resources:
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- 1. On September 7, U.S. Public television will be presenting
- "Leaving Home," a one-hour "road trip across North America to
- see the impact Free Trade will have on you." Most stations will
- be showing the film September 7, but some are showing it on
- other days in September. Check the public television station in
- your area for times.
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- Note: The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is closed
- this week so there will be fewer bulletins. If a major trade
- announcement is made there will be special updates, otherwise
- the regular schedule will resume next week.
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- Produced by:
- Kai Mander
- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
- 1313 Fifth Street SE, Suite #303
- Minneapolis, MN 55414-1546 USA
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- Telephone:(612)379-5980 Fax:(612)379-5982
- E-Mail:kmander@igc.org
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