Monday, 12 March 2012

Proposed Pacific trade agreement must deliver decent jobs and rights for workers

http://www.asu.asn.au/media/international/20120301_trade.html
A proposed trans-Pacific trade agreement must focus on decent, secure jobs and protect workers' rights, say unions as the latest round of negotiations begin in Melbourne. ACTU President Ged Kearney this evening told a public forum on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement that unions are calling for the agreement, which is being negotiated between nine countries and is expected to expand across the region, to be based on the principles of fair trade and sustainable development. - Advice ACTU www.actu.org.au