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Philip D. Murphy: I want to talk just briefly about that Colombia Free Trade Agreement. We were told that this was going to improve labor…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
I want to talk just briefly about that Colombia Free Trade Agreement. We were told that this was going to improve labor practices, labor rights in Colombia, but from what I can tell that has not happened to the extent that we were told.
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Philip D. Murphy

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Murphy questions the effectiveness of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement on labor rights.

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