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The Pros & Cons of Free Trade
Extra examines opinions in favor and against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the extension of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is supposed to spread democracy to the countries in Latin America by lowering tariffs and opening their markets. The article reports on the ongoing negotiations among the 34 countries that will sign the agreement. The story asks the question, "Will President Bush insist on high labor and environmental standards like his predecessor, and if not, will his constituents make him?"
Tags: economics; GATT; business; tariffs; foreign affairs; unions; labor; subsidies
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The story characterizes the toy industry as a showcase for the injustices of an unregulated global economy. Longtime U.S. factory workers (such as those at Mattel) lose their jobs to countries where workers have no rights, are treated poorly and are fired for trying to organize.
Tags: Press Barbie's betrayal Business Downsizing Toys Labor Exploitation Trade NAFTA GATT Mattel