Reply #21: The Thing May Not Be Quite All That And A Bag Of Chips, Sir [View All]

[The Magistrate]

"The deal announced on Thursday includes a binding commitment for the United States and its four free-trade partners to abide by five core International Labor Organization standards, such as the right to organize and bargain collectively and the regulation of child labor.

"It also makes seven major multilateral agreements enforceable under the bilateral trade pacts.

"Other parts of the deal affect intellectual property, port security and government procurement provisions of the four pending trade pacts. One section is aimed at ensuring patent protections do not interfere with the ability of poor people to have access to life-saving drugs."