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Nita Lowey: “We have to ensure that our trading partners enforce the labor rights provisions of their own laws, as well as our trade…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
We have to ensure that our trading partners enforce the labor rights provisions of their own laws, as well as our trade agreements, to protect our workforce.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Lowey emphasizes the importance of enforcing labor rights in trade agreements.

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