Free Trade
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
De hecho, deja claro que estaria dispuesto a respaldar el TLC si se cumpliera con una exigencia que obedece mas a la politica interna de EE.UU.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
He also announced his opposition to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement implementing bill without any reference to the Action Plan on Worker Rights.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 00:00
The messages we heard were similar: the FTA will only serve to deepen inequality in Colombia and further impoverish marginalized sectors of society.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
Colombian farmers want out of coca farming because it doesn't pay very well and violence often dogs coca production. But the U.S.-Colombia trade deal would leave them with virtually no other choice.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia has a long history of undelivered promises with regard to labor and human rights.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 00:00
Al juicio de Arturo Valenzuela, subsecretario de Estado para America Latina, hay un compromiso profundo del presidente Barack Obama, no solo con Colombia, sino tambien con Panama y Corea del Sur.
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 00:00
Kevin Sullivan, the state department's point man on economic policy in the Western Hemisphere, said in a recent interview that the plan is now to send all three agreements to Congress separately but over the next few months.
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 00:00
Congressional lawmakers and White House officials are engaged in nearly non-stop talks on the details that could lead to an agreement on a trade package that would move three pending accords with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 00:00
A rift between the Obama White House and one of its key political constituencies widened Thursday as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka stepped up his criticism of the administration’s proposed free-trade deal with Colombia.
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 00:00
While all the details are still in flux, an announcement of the mock markup would signal that a deal is ready to go, Brady said.