Worker Rights and U.S. Trade Policy: WTO Singapore Ministerial and Fast-Track Extension (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Feb. 24, 1997 |
| Report Number |
97-272 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Mary Jane Bolle, Economics Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
The idea of linking worker rights and trade agreements has become a major issue in two arenas. The first arena is Congress, as it considers extending presidential authority to negotiate trade agreements that would then be implemented on a fast-track basis-without amendment and with limited debate. The second arena is the World Trade Organization (WTO). In December 1996, the Singapore Ministerial, a meeting trade ministers, took place and was attended by a majority of the 124 WTO member countries. At that meeting, delegates grappled with whether worker rights is an appropriate issue for debate in the WTO.
