Stakeholders to USTR: Revisit rules of origin and labor standards in existing FTAs

Industry and labor representatives last week appealed to Biden administration officials to update free trade agreements and trade programs to tighten rules of origin and labor provisions as part of an effort to strengthen U.S. supply chain resilience. “Through programs like GSP or our free trade agreements, there are rules of origin set to various levels,” Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, told officials during a two-day hearing, referring to the Generalized System of Preferences. “Countries that...