What do you think of CAFTA? Good or bad?

Nov 12, 2007 by carefulspider@rogers.com | Posted in Politics

Looking at this article about conditions for workers in Honduras I think that CAFTA neither benefits workers at home or abroad. It's a giant step backwards for human rights. If you disagree, give examples of any benefit to this agreement.

This trade agreement, like NAFTA, might be good in the long run for the United States. But apparently (if it will be like NAFTA), it's a very lloonngg run. The poorer countries will see immediate benefit, while the United States struggles to get through

| Nov 19, 2007

Leonel Fernández propuso excluir a Honduras del RD-CAFTA para presionar a golpistas

SANTO DOMINGO.- Al encabezar la XVIII Conferencia Centroamericana y del Caribe de Partidos Políticos del Parlamento Centroamericano (PARLACEN)

Cafta puede proteger a empresas afectadas por tasa de seguridad

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El proceso de análisis para aplicar estas medidas de una manera sencilla inician hoy por parte de técnicos de la Asociación Hondureña de Instituciones Bancarias de Honduras (Ahiba) y por parte de funcionarios gubernamentales y del Congreso Nacional. EL HERALDO conversó con el analista respecto al impacto económico de la Ley de Seguridad Poblacional y de la denominada de Eficiencia en los Ingresos y el Gasto Público aprobadas a finales de junio del presente año por el Congreso Nacional. También el Consejo Hondureño de la Empresa Privada (Cohep), contrató a un equipo de profesionales para analizar a partir de hoy cuál es el impacto económico y legal de ambas leyes, para impugnarlas ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia.

Source: ElHeraldo.hn

U.S. Statement on the Trade Policy Review of the Honduras » United ...

by Public Affairs Office - WCL

  We would first like to recognize the excellent work of the Secretariat and the Government of Honduras in compiling the reports before us.   They thoroughly detail Honduras’ key trade policy objectives and developments since its last review in... Much has happened since Honduras’ last review in 2003, as the government has continued on a path toward Honduras’ integration into the global economy with a focus on trade liberalization.   The United States is pleased to welcome Ambassador Melvin Redondon, Ambassador  Castillo, and the entire Honduran delegation to the second Trade Policy Review of Honduras.   We look forward to learning more about Honduras’ trade policies during the course of this TPR....

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