Labor and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

In 1995, seven-year trade negotiations between the Labor Party and the World Trade Organization (WTO) finally brought up the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the American worker movement was one of its major skepticism . Labor supporters believe that the World Trade Organization only accelerates the impact on freer faction by excluding domestic regulations. It will be more difficult to overwhelm the country's efforts to defend the standard of living and the ability of labor unions to fight for wages and health and safety laws and to protect workers' rights to join trade unions.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization that negotiates and enforces trade rules among member countries. The purpose of the WTO is to implement existing trade rules, to provide importers and exporters with a predictable trading environment, and to negotiate agreements to open world trade of goods and services with Member States is. There are 164 member countries in the WTO, accounting for over 96% of world trade. Decisions are made by all members, usually by consensus.

In 1995 trade negotiations for seven years finally brought up the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the American worker movement was one of its major skepticism. Labor supporters believe that the World Trade Organization only accelerates the impact on freer faction by excluding domestic regulations. It will be more difficult to overwhelm the country's efforts to live standards and the ability of labor unions to fight for wages and safety and health laws and defend the rights of workers who join labor unions. The Labor Party lobbying the WTO

Immediately after the WTO was founded in 1995, the ILO was asked to develop a plan to incorporate labor rights into WTO trade regulations. The draft provoked intense controversy that it never saw the light. Even now, few people have seen it. Despite the reappearance of contacts during the second year of the WTO review, this experience has led the organization to become reluctant to take this terrain unless its task is clearer.