Six Dems Want Action Plan, Concrete Benchmarks In Colombia FTA Bill

A group of six House Democrats have urged President Obama to include language in the implementing bill for the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement that will ensure Colombia fully implements a bilateral labor action plan and demonstrates measurable progress on the ground in improving labor rights before the FTA can enter into force. The group sent a letter July 14 to the president requesting a meeting with him or his staff to discuss this demand, and verbally reiterated that request to...