People’s forum on the Korea-US free trade agreement
People’s forum on the Korea-US free trade agreement
June 11 2007 in Washington DC
The Bush administration is poised to sign the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), the second largest trade deal since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
In the first public hearing since the text of the agreement was released on May 25th, leading experts from South Korea and the United States will share analyses about how the KORUS FTA will impact job loss, health, human rights, media and the environment of both countries. Lunch will be provided.
– When: Monday, June 11th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
– Where: AFL-CIO, Gompers Room, 815 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
– Speakers:
- - Young Koo Heo, VP of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU),
- - Seo Joon-seop, Korean Alliance Against the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KoA) and the Korean Government Employees’Union (KGEU),
- - Geun Tae Park, Korean Metalworkers Unions,
- - Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO,
- - Doug Meyer of the UAW,
- - Michael Greger, M.D. of the National Humane Society of the U.S.,
- - Mike Palmedo of the Center for Information Justice and Intellectual Property,
- - Sofia Plagakis of the Center for International Environmental Law.
Sponsors include: Korean Americans for Fair Trade, Alliance for Responsible Trade, AFL-CIO, and the 50 Years is Enough Network.
More information: http://www.kaft.org/june11_teach_in.pdf
