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Labor Department knocks Colombia for lack of compliance under FTA

January 9, 2018 at 4:43 PM
The Labor Department on Tuesday issued a progress assessment calling on Colombia to more fully comply with obligations outlined in the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, a move that continues “contact point” consultations between the two governments. The Jan. 8 assessment , originally due Oct. 11, flags what the department calls a “lack of national inspection strategy,” shortfalls in short-term contracting methods endorsed by Colombian businesses and continued neglect of “associational rights of workers where representational unions exist.” The progress assessment...


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