Related Documents on the World Trade Organization


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    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