Labor

China Vote Seen Too Close to Call

MSNBC News / By Tom Curry WASHINGTON, May 24 - With a crucial debate on liberalizing trade with China just hours away, supporters seemed confident they had the votes to win. But opponents insisted the battle was not over and both sides planned to lobby members of the House of Representatives right up to decision time about 5 p.m. ET.

Argentine Catholic Church to Join Worker Protest Against IMF

BUENOS AIRES, May 23 (AFP) - Top members of the Argentine Catholic church announced Tuesday that they would join forces with a major labor union here to protest policies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The anti-IMF protest is a major change for the Argentine Catholic church, traditionally one of the most conservative organizations in the country.

As Tight Vote Nears on China Trade, Backers and Foes Flood TV

Washington Post/ By Charles Babington, Washington Post Staff Writer / Monday, May 22, 2000 With Congress scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to grant permanent normal trading relations to China, both camps yesterday flooded television talk shows with advocates and paid commercials, and President Clinton called the pact essential on moral, economic and national security grounds.

European Union, China Toast WTO Deal

Reuters | By Paul Eckert BEIJING - Clinking champagne glasses and smiling broadly, top trade officials of China and the European Union toasted a market opening deal Friday that removes the last major hurdle to China's membership of the WTO.

The Biggest Vote

The New York Times / ESSAY / By WILLIAM SAFIRE WASHINGTON -- The most far-reaching vote any representative will cast this year will take place next week. It will be on the bill to permanently guarantee that Congress will have no economic leverage to restrain China's internal repression of dissidents or external aggression against Taiwan.

China, Mexico: Same Depressing Tale on Labor Rights

LA Times World affairs: Economic openness doesn't cure all ills, as we have learned with NAFTA. By HARLEY SHAIKEN

Labor Leaders Lobby Fiercely to Kill the China Trade Bill

The New York Times / By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

Trade Rights Usurp Human Rights

Sydney Morning Herald / By GAY ALCORN, Herald Correspondent in Washington A day after a White House power rally of presidents and former presidents urged that China be embraced into the world trading system, Harry Wu held up a Nike shoe and said: "Don't lie to me."

Fact Is, Vote Will Not Change China

USA Today / By Walter Shapiro A Republican colleague stopped by John Kasich's table in the House dining room during lunch Wednesday to ask, "What are you doing about this China thing?" That is the question of the hour on Capitol Hill. A bitterly divided House is less than two weeks from a momentous vote on whether to grant China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR).

U.S. Congress Passes Africa-Centam Trade

By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress gave final approval on Thursday to legislation extending billions of dollars in trade benefits to the nations of Africa, the Caribbean and Central America, handing President Clinton a rare trade-policy victory.