A worker in a factory in Vietnam Nguyen Huy Kham / Reuters When the Obama administration finally reached an agreement with 11 other countries on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the president listed improving labor rights in other nations as one of the hallmarks of the deal. “When more than 95 percent of our potential customers live outside our borders, we can’t let countries like China write the rules of the global economy.
The Tpp's Uneven Attempt At Labor Protection
Alana Semuels, The Atlantic: International
Fri, 01/22/2016 - 9:24am
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