11. But Zoellick made no concession to Democrats who insist that environmental protections and labor rights be part of any trade agreement. 12. By trying to force labor rights on to the agenda for the new round, for instance, America and Europe are playing with fire. 13. Despite years of lobbying by international labor rights groups, no other major U.S. coffee company has made such a commitment. 14. He recalled blacks and Jews who joined forces to pass anti-lynching laws, to fight for labor rights. 15. He stresses the sense of solidarity that calls for labor rights and fair treatment of workers everywhere. 16. He was a right-winger who supported labor rights. 17. His trial is one reason the U.S. trade representative is sending a delegation to investigate labor rights in Indonesia next month. 18. In Colombia, oil workers and employees at other state-owned industries stayed off the job for the fourth day to protest wages and labor rights. 19. In response, the University of California enacted a preliminary code of labor rights for its licensees. 20. Like Matsui, many free-trade advocates now say that protections for labor rights and the environment must be included in trade pacts. |
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