Labor

Globalization Is Said to Cause Job Losses

By Elizabeth Olson Special to the International Herald Tribune GENEVA - Globalization and increasing trade liberalization have meant job losses and new, less secure work arrangements, the International Labor Organization said in a report published Tuesday. The report added that 75 percent of the world's 150 million unemployed people have no jobless benefits.

China Trade Vote Splits Labor Movement

New York Times / By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

Washington, ASEAN Differ Over Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations urged the United States on Thursday to dismantle trade barriers at a meeting marked by disagreements over international commerce and Myanmar's military government.

Rounding Out a Clear Clinton Legacy

The New York Times / By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON, May 24 -- With his victory today on trade with China, Bill Clinton has finally defined his imprint on American foreign policy: the president who cemented in place the post-cold-war experiment of using economic engagement to foster political change among America's neighbors and its potential adversaries.

House, by Wide Margin, Grants Normal Trade Rights to China

The New York Times / By ERIC SCHMITT AND JOSEPH KAHN WASHINGTON, May 24 -- In a stunning victory for the Clinton administration and corporate America, the House today swept aside economic restrictions on China that were part of anti-Communist policy for two decades.

House OKs China Trade Normalization

By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of liberalizing trade ties with China are optimistic for their chances in the Senate after the hotly contested measure won a difficult vote in the House. But, while the bill enjoys wide bipartisan support there, Senate rules also make it far easier for opponents to slow matters or create parliamentary havoc.

Reckoning with China

Washington Post

Why Expand China Trade? Everyone Wins

USA Today As Congress prepares today to vote on normalizing trade with China, the air is choked with competing arguments, just as it was during the debate on free trade with Canada and Mexico in 1993. Now, as then, the easiest way for Americans to cut to the heart of the matter is to assess what's in the deal for them. The short answer is "plenty."

House Seen Passing Key China Trade Bill

By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deeply divided U.S. House of Representatives was expected on Wednesday to narrowly approve a fiercely contested China trade bill, in what would be a monumental victory for President Clinton, pro-business Republicans in Congress and economic reformers in Beijing.

House Votes on China Trade Today

USA Today WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of a measure to normalize trade relations with China closed in today on the votes needed for victory as both sides dueled for a dwindling pool of undecided House members.