November 5, 2015
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK:
In Pacific Trade Deal, Vietnam Agrees to U.S. Terms on Labor Rights (JACKIE CALMES, NOV. 5, 2015, NY Times)'
The Communist government in Vietnam has agreed to American terms to grant potentially far-reaching labor rights to the country's workers, including the freedom to unionize and to strike, in return for expanded trade between the former adversaries, according to the newly released text of a vast Pacific trade agreement.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 5, 2015 5:31 PM