TELL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO KEEP VIETNAM OUT OFTPP

FROM  COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA

Dear Friend: This is just what we feared. As corporate lawyers were in their 18th round of negotiations over the newest trade agreement - the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - our own Department of Labor (DOL) determined that one of the countries at the bargaining table, Vietnam, continues to allow child slave labor in their textile factories. In addition, a new study that we launched in conjunction with the Human Rights Consortium, "Made in Vietnam," proves that Vietnamese factory workers will still be exploited if the TPP is approved. Click here to tell your members of Congress to keep Vietnam out of the TPP. Vietnam already has some of the most egregious human and labor rights violations on record, including: Forced child labor and child trafficking Restrictions on freedom to form a union Most factory workers get fewer than 4 days off per month Gender discrimination Daily minimum wage of $2.23 There is no rationale for rewarding Vietnam for these abuses by giving it lower tariffs and full access to the U.S. market. Instead, we ought to be suspending trade negotiations with Vietnam until they meet international labor, human rights and environmental standards. Click here to tell your members of Congress to keep Vietnam out of the TPP. In Unity, Beth Allen Online Communications Director

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