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1、BEFORETHEUNITEDSTATESTRADEREPRESENTATIVECOMMENTSCONCERNINGFREETRADEAGREEMENTWITHTHEREPUBLICOFKOREAFILEDBYTHEAMERICANFEDERATIONOFLABOR&CONGRESSOFINDUSTRIALORGANIZATIONS(AFL-CIO)SEPTEMBER15,2009TableofContentsA.Introduction3B.CommentsonSelectedChaptersoftheKORUSFTAText4
2、1.Labor42.GovernmentProcurement143.Services164.Investment165.IntellectualProperty186.DisputeSettlement227.TradeRemedies238.OutwardProcessingZones24C.SectoralConcerns271.Autos272.Steel32D.Conclusion33AnnexICommitteeonFreedomofAssociation(CaseNo.1865)342A.IntroductionIn
3、ordertocreateratherthandestroygoodjobs,tradeagreementsmustbedesignedtoreduceourunsustainabletradedeficitbyprovidingfairandtransparentmarketaccess,preservingourabilitytousedomestictradelaws,andaddressingthenegativeimpactsofcurrencymanipulation,non-tarifftradebarriers,f
4、inancialinstability,andhighdebtburdensonourtraderelationships.Inordertoprotectworkers’rights,tradeagreementsmustincludeenforceableobligationstorespectthecorelaborrightsoftheInternationalLaborOrganization(ILO)–freedomofassociation,therighttoorganizeandbargaincollective
5、ly,andprohibitionsonchildlabor,forcedlabor,anddiscrimination–intheircoretextandonparitywithotherprovisionsintheagreement.Tradepolicymustprotectourgovernment’sabilitytoregulateinthepublicinterest;touseprocurementdollarstocreategoodjobsathome,promoteeconomicdevelopmenta
6、ndachieveotherlegitimatesocialgoals;andtoprovidehigh-qualitypublicservices.Finally,webelievethatAmericanworkersmustbeabletoparticipatemeaningfullyinthedecisionsourgovernmentmakesontrade,basedonaprocessthatisopen,democratic,andfair.InprominentcasesinwhichtheUnitedState
7、shasconcludedacomprehensive“freetradeagreement”withanothercountry,theimpactonourtradebalancehasbeennegative,despitepromisestothecontrary.TheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA),forexample,isestimatedtohavecosttheU.S.morethanonemillionjobs,allowedviolationsofcorelabo
8、rstandardstocontinue,andresultedinnumerouschallengestolawsandregulationsdesignedtoprotectthepublicinterest.Anewtradepolicyis
