Free Trade
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 00:00
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Thursday the Republican-led House will vote on the three deals on Wednesday and later Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Democratic-led Senate will vote that day as well
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 00:00
The panel backed the pacts on the following bipartisan votes: Colombia, 24-12; Panama, 32-3; and South Korea, 31-5.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 00:00
The Ways and Means Committee votes for the three agreements set the stage for full House approval next week and Senate votes in the near future
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 00:00
Representative Sander Levin of Michigan, senior Democrat on the panel, said he plans to oppose the Colombia agreement because labor-rights assurances Obama won from the South American nation in a so-called Action Plan aren't in the bill
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 00:00
As a result, workers who wish to better their lives by forming a union and bargaining collectively continue to be the victims of threats and violent acts, including murder
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia lost its Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) protections in 2008 when then Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blocked the deal
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 00:00
Permite a los empresarios colombianos colocar sus productos en condiciones preferenciales permanentes
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 00:00
La Silla Vacia reviso los puntos a los que se comprometio el presidente Santos con los sindicatos en estos seis meses
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 00:00
More trade unionists were killed last year in Colombia than in the rest of the world combined
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 00:00
El embajador Silva cree que aprobar e implementar el acuerdo con EE. UU. tardaria unos 7 meses