I want to touch on the two areas that we need to have a better public understanding of what is going on.
I do not think people really understand that there are people being trafficked and sold to a boat for 9 years for fishing.
It is disturbing to see, in the jurisdiction of this subcommittee, East Asia and the Pacific, that, with all the priorities being given, we ...
Many of us support a very high standard--ILO standards in regards to labor in TPP.
I believe we can elevate that through a strong labor provision within the TPP, but it has got to be enforceable.
the TPP needs to have enforceable labor commitments, because we have not been able to make the progress by just putting a spotlight through ...
I think they are beginning to move--a little bit slowly, but moving.
Trafficking is the modern-day slavery. We understand that.
corruption is a huge issue. In some cases, it is arguably the biggest issue in the eyes of the people.
We have taken strong leadership with our military to make it clear that they cannot at all participate in those types of activities.
The fact that we have not seen the type of progress in Malaysia is of great concern to me.