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USTR Tables TPP Labor Proposal That Goes Beyond May 10 Template

January 6, 2012 at 12:48 AM
The complete labor proposal tabled by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations late last month has aroused the ire of congressional Republicans, who object to the fact that it goes beyond the labor provisions included in the so-called May 10, 2007, template. The proposal, which remains confidential, does not alter the fundamental standards contained in the May 10 template, according to informed sources. For instance, it would still require countries to adopt, maintain...

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