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U.S. Labor Rights Routinely Violated, Says Human Rights Watch Workers' basic rights are routinely violated in the United States because U.S. labor law is so weakly enforced and so filled with loopholes, says Human Rights Watch in a new report released on August 31. "The cards are stacked against workers in the U.S.," said Kenneth Roth, Executive Director. "The U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States moved closer to an explosive trade row on Friday when the EU said U.S. proposals to overhaul a multi-billion- dollar tax break scheme for exporters broke global trade rules.

Inside US Trade - Vol. 18, No. 35 In a ruling against a 1916 U.S. antidumping law, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization this week affirmed that anti-dumping laws are covered by a dispute settlement principle established in the original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and carried forward into the WTO.

Inside US Trade - Vol. 18, No. 35

The Jakarta Post JAKARTA (JP): Environmental and consumer groups called on the government here on Monday to expedite the issuance of clear and strict regulations on the distribution of genetically modified food and products as such products are already widely available on the Indonesian market.

Note: A dangerous polluter, Metalcad, has been successful in an NAFTA Arbitration over its bankruptcy. Metalclad's battery smelting plant along the Rio Grande served as the poster child of sick industries using low wage workers to handle dangerous material and spew tons of toxic materials into the atmosphere.)

Below is a copy of the resolution passed by the Minneapolis City Council on gentically modified foods:

August 17, 2000 KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) -- A loaf of bread could soon become controversial. From university laboratories to U.S. government-run greenhouses, research is moving forward to bring the first genetically modified (GMO) wheat to market as early as 2003.