Labor and NGOs
Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney
on Collapse of WTO Trade Talks -- December 3, 1999
Seattle Has Opened the Debate on Labour Standards in Trade, But Ministers Have Failed to Deliver Say World Trade Unions -- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, December 3, 1999
Making the Global Economy Work for Working Families: Beyond the WTO -- John Sweeney, AFL-CIO, November 19, 1999
WTO Must Pay Heed to Workers' Concern -- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, November 28, 1999
Seattle Conference Must Tackle Labour Standards, Warns Trade Union International -- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, November 27, 1999
Union Campaign for Labor rights in WTO Kicks Off in Seattle -- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, November 25, 1999
Teamster Letter to Clinton on Trade and the Environment (PDF) -- November 23, 1999
Worker Rights Are Human Rights: The Fight for International Labor Rights -- Americans for Democratic Action, November 22, 1999
International Labor Rights Fund Paper on WTO Reform (PDF) -- November 1999
Human Rights Must Be Central Component of Multilateral Investment Rules -- Amnesty International, November 30, 1999
Coherence in the World Trade Agenda -- The Challenge for the WTO:
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Commentary -- November 1999
Update on WTO Labor Working Group: Commentary by David Jessup, New Economy Information Service -- November 5, 1999
Remarks by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney -- October 28, 1999
AFL-CIO Petition on Enforcing Workers' Rights Through the World Trade Organization
AFL-CIO Convention Resolution #6
Teamsters Press Release, Remarks by President James Hoffa -- October 28, 1999
Dueling Agendas: Documents on Labor and the WTO -- November 2, 1999
NWF Says Administration Makes WTO Environmental Reform Progress Only "To Hit The Brakes Before The Finish Line" -- November 16, 1999
Government
President Clinton's Comments on the WTO Meeting in Seattle -- December 3, 1999
Barshefsky Closing Remarks at WTO Ministerial -- December 3, 1999
WTO Director Moore Closing Remarks at WTO Ministerial -- December 3, 1999
Barshefsky, Moore Final Press Conference -- December 3, 1999
Herman, Sperling on Signing of ILO Child Labor Covention -- December 2, 1999
Clinton Remarks at Signing of ILO Child Labor Covention -- December 2, 1999
Barshefsky, Sperling, Scher Briefing on WTO Meeting -- December 1, 1999
Background Paper on ILO Child Labor Covention Ratification -- December 1, 1999
Economic Integration Must Be Balanced With Labor Standards -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, November 29, 1999
Clinton Remarks At Luncheon In Honor Of Ministers Attending WTO Meetings -- (on Developing Countries, WTO Reform) -- December 1, 1999
President Clinton Announces Support for Enhanced Market Access for Least-Developed Countries and Revitalized Capacity Building Program -- December 1, 1999
White House Press Briefing on Clinton Trade Initiatives -- December 1, 1999
Fact Sheet on Market Access for Least-Developed Countries -- December 1, 1999
Fact Sheet on US Agenda for New Trade Round -- December 1, 1999
Fact Sheet on New Cooperative Effort to Help Poor Countries -- December 1, 1999
Clinton Presents U.S. Agenda for New Trade Round -- December 1, 1999
Clinton Remarks to Farmers, Students, Area Officials -- December 1, 1999
U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Stuart Eizenstat on Benefits of Trade -- November 29, 1999
Commerce Secretary Daley Remarks on Protests, Environmental Agenda -- November 30, 1999
Esserman Remarks At World Wildlife Fund Event -- November 29, 1999
Bill Bradley Statement On Seattle WTO Meeting -- November 27, 1999
Barshefsky Addresses the ICFTU on Trade and Labor -- November 29, 1999
Barshefsky Addresses WTO Ministerial NGO Forum -- November 29, 1999
The Clinton Administration Agenda For The Seattle WTO -- November 24, 1999
White House Press Briefing on World Trade Organization -- November 24, 1999
Sen. Baucus Comments On WTO Issue -- November 18, 1999
The Road From Seattle -- Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, November 23, 1999
Toward a New Round -- Susan Esserman, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, November 17, 1999
Canadian Position on Labor in the WTO Agenda -- November 15, 1999
House Members Say U.S. Should Use Leverage to Protect Workers -- November 9, 1999
The WTO Needs a Major Overhaul, and the U.S. Has an Opportunity to Do It -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-OR, November 9, 1999
Archer, Crane Letter on TRIPs and Labor -- November 3, 1999
The President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations Announces Its Support for WTO Agenda October 28, 1999
U.S. Proposal On Labor Rights
Uruguay Round Implementing Bill Language on WTO Labor Working Party -- U.S. Congress
Environmental Review of Trade: Executive Order -- November 16, 1999
Expanding Trade and Ensuring a Healthy Environment -- November 16, 1999
Commerce Secretary Daley on Ending Global Fishing Subsidies -- November 29, 1999
Trade and the Environment: Finding Common Ground -- Commerce Secretary Daley, November 22, 1999
Statement by the President on Worldwide Environmental Protection -- November 16, 1999
Statement by Vice President Gore on Environmental Review -- November 16, 1999
White House Declaration on Environmental Trade -- November 16, 1999
International
The Seattle Ministerial Conference and LDCs: Market Access, Supply-Side Constraints and Poverty Alleviation -- Mike Moore, November 29, 1999
European Trade Commissioner Speech At WTO - NGO Symposium -- November 29, 1999
The EU's Approach to Trade and Core Labour Standards in the New WTO Round -- November 29, 1999
Promoting the Linkages Between Environment and Trade Policy -- United Nations Environment Programme, November 25, 1999
Globalization Boosts Economic Growth But Risks Widening Social Inequality -- International Labor Organization, November 19, 1999
Joint Statement by the Heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization -- November 30, 1999
Labor Issue is "False Debate", Obscures Urderlying Consensus, WTO Chief Mike Moore Tells Unions -- November 28, 1999
The WTO is Not a World Government and No One Has Any Intention of Making it One, Moore Tells NGOs -- November 29, 1999
EU Clarifies Its Position on Labor and the WTO -- October 27, 1999
Other
A Planetary Alternative to the Global Economy - David Koren, January 2000
Stillborn in Seattle: The WTO Debacle — An Opportunity for the FTAA? - Robin Rosenberg, December 6, 1999
Bridging the North/South Divide -- David Jessup, After Seattle, What's Next - December 6, 1999
Who are these people anyway? "Global Civil Society" and the World Trade Organization -- David Jessup, December 2, 1999
Clinton Links Trade and Labor in Call for Sanctions -- Kristin Jenkins, December 2, 1999
Developing Democracies Would Benefit From WTO-Labor Links, Study Says -- New Economy Information Service, November 29, 1999
The WTO and Democracy -- David Jessup, November 30, 1999
10 Benefits of the WTO Trading System -- World Trade Organization
10 Common Misunderstandings About the WTO-- World Trade Organization
Developing Countries Concerned with "Implementation" as Seattle Approaches, Argue Against Linkage -- November 29, 1999
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