Collapse of Cancun Negotiation Evidence That WTO Antithetical To World's Working Class
The following is a press release from September 15, 2003, by Kucinich's office in Congress
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Kucinich: Collapse of Cancun Negotiation Evidence That WTO Antithetical To World's Working Class
The collapse of the Cancun round of negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is evidence of the trade rules' track record of bias against working class, stated Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) today.
Kucinich, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today, issued the following statement on the collapse of international trade talks in Cancun, Mexico:
"Working people the world 'round have the same complaints about the WTO: it's bad for their jobs, bad for their livelihoods and bad for their income. Small farmers in Africa lose their jobs just like steelworkers in Ohio."
"The evidence of the failure of the WTO to deliver anything like the prosperity its promoters have promised is plain for everyone to see. That is why the WTO talks in Cancun collapsed, and that is why the U.S. Congress should reevaluate the WTO and rewrite trade agenda our trade representative advocates."
Kucinich, who has criticized the WTO for lowering living standards, as well as lowering human rights and environmental standards, has also been a long critic of NAFTA.
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Posted by: vasea | October 8, 2003 08:53 AM