CAFTA
US - Central America Free Trade Agreement
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26-Aug-2014 The Hill
US trade officials give Guatemala more time to install labor overhaul
US trade officials on Monday said they would give Guatemala more time to implement a labor rights enforcement plan under CAFTA.
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23-Aug-2014 Public Citizen
CAFTA investor rights undermining democracy and the environment: Pacific Rim mining case
Pacific Rim Mining Corp., a Canadian-based multinational firm, sought to establish a massive gold mine using water-intensive cyanide ore processing in the basin of El Salvador’s largest river, Rio Lempa.
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3-Jul-2014 Politico
Progress made on El Salvador deal
Washington and El Salvador moved closer to agreement on a $277 million U.S. aid package Tuesday after the Obama administration took steps to defuse a contentious trade dispute over a modest Salvadoran program to buy seeds for poor farmers.
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3-Jul-2014 Mint Press News
US tying aid to agribusiness in El Salvador, groups warn
The US State Department stands accused of conditioning development aid to El Salvador to benefit and boost foreign agribusiness in the Central American nation.
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7-Jun-2014 Rel - UITA
Chantaje norteamericano pone en riesgo soberanía alimentaria de El Salvador
Condicionan cooperación bilateral al cumplimiento de requisitos establecidos en el CAFTA
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28-Mar-2014 TicoVisión
El CAFTA y Costa Rica: Una revisión necesaria
La firma del primer tratado de libre comercio entre Costa Rica, Centroamérica, Los Estados Unidos y la Republica Dominicana, marca una etapa en el tipo de relaciones económicas y políticas en la región. Estos tratados comerciales impuestos desde los países dominantes en la esfera mundial, buscan más que “un libre comercio”, un aperturismo de las economías emergentes.
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23-Aug-2013 WNU
Honduras: US-Korean maquila accused of CAFTA labor violations
Some 30 inspectors from the Honduran Labor Ministry visited the Kyungshin-Lear Honduras Electrical Distribution Systems auto parts assembly plant iafter local media reported that some employees had to wear diapers at work because of restrictions on their bathroom breaks.
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23-Dec-2012
US commends Nicaragua’s trade liberalization
The U.S. government is commending Nicaragua for its continued trade liberalization and integration into the global economy under the Sandinista government of President Daniel Ortega.
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4-Jun-2012 Reuters
Canadian miner’s complaint can proceed under El Salvador law
Canadian company Pacific Rim can move forward under El Salvador law with a case against that country’s government for blocking a gold mining project, but cannot file suit under a regional trade agreement, a World Bank arbitration panel ruled.
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24-Apr-2012 TWN
DR-CAFTA: A dismal delivery of workers’ hopes
Late last month, the umbrella coalition of US unions, the AFL-CIO, linked up with major workers groups from Honduras to file a petition with the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. The petition censured the government of the Central American country over its failure to enforce provisions of the labour chapter of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States.
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1-Apr-2012
AFL-CIO Joins Honduran Unions in Petitioning US Labor Department
This week the AFL-CIO joined the main Honduran trade unions to file a petition with the United States Department of Labor’s Public Office of Trade & Labor Affairs (OTLA) concerning the failure of the government of Honduras to effectively enforce its labor laws and comply with its commitments under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).
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26-Mar-2012 Bolpress
La zaga del TLC/CAFTA para Centroamérica
El TLC impacta en toda la vida económica, política y social, y es un ataque directo a la soberanía alimentaria y la economía de los pueblos
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7-Mar-2012 Diario Co Latino
Saldos negativos deja sexto año de vigencia de TLC con Estados Unidos
Un balance presentado por las organizaciones pertenecientes a la Red Centroamericana de Monitoreo del CAFTA (abreviación en inglés del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Centroamérica y Estados Unidos), revela que a seis años de la implementación de este tratado el saldo para la región ha sido negativo.
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23-Dec-2011 Bloomberg
Central America lures sportswear makers as Adidas shifts orders
Sportswear producers such as Adidas are turning to Central America to complement China as a source for apparel as the region’s proximity to the US allows for quick turnaround of orders during peak seasons.
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15-Dec-2011 AFL-CIO
Labor, environmental activists to protest World Bank’s CAFTA tribunal
Tomorrow, the AFL-CIO will join the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and activists from a range of labor and environmental groups to converge on the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., for a noon protest in opposition to a CAFTA case being brought against the Salvadoran government by Pacific Rim.
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5-Nov-2011
Pig farmers say imports cause bankruptcies, violate trade pact
Pig farmers denounced that thus far this year the Agriculture Ministry has approved the import of nearly 6,000 tons of pork meat beyond the amount approved for the entire 2011, violating the Free Trade Agreement’s (DR-CAFTA) tariff quota.
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27-Sep-2011 AFL CIO
Documentary: CAFTA led to workers’ rights violations in Honduras
Ever since it was passed five years ago, the Central America Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) has led to an increase in unemployment, violations of worker rights and discrimination against women in Honduras, according to an about-to-be-released documentary.
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9-Sep-2011 Reuters
Guatemala says it will win US labor challenge
Guatemala is confident it will defeat a US challenge to its record on labor rights, the country’s economy minister said on Wednesday, and he linked the challenge to White House efforts to win domestic support for several free trade deals.
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7-Sep-2011 EPA
Ambientalistas demandan a Costa Rica amparados en el TLC con EE.UU.
La organización Programa Restauración de la Tortuga Marina (Pretoma) demandó a Costa Rica por violaciones al ambiente causadas por barcos pesqueros de camarón, caso que analiza la secretaría ambiental del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Centroamérica, Estados Unidos y República Dominicana.
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12-Aug-2011 In These Times
Guatemala labor case: US steps up pressure
The United Steelworkers union (USW) said it strongly supported the US plan to move forward with arbitration.
