Making Trade Work for Workers

October 08, 2022 00:05:52
Making Trade Work for Workers
Solidarity Center
Making Trade Work for Workers

Oct 08 2022 | 00:05:52

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Show Notes

  Participants in the afternoon plenary at the International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW) Global Conference heard updates on how trade agreements are advancing worker rights and learned strategies for incorporating forced labor bans and protecting workers’ freedom to form unions. With a focus on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Eric Gottwald and Pablo Franco […]

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