{"id":1396,"date":"2011-04-25T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?page_id=1396"},"modified":"2011-05-31T05:29:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T09:29:05","slug":"nafta-and-labor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/existing-trade-agreements\/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta\/nafta-and-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFTA and Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fact Sheets &amp; Reports<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nafta_double_standard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">What Are My Rights Under NAFTA?<\/a> Citizens Trade Campaign<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nafta_women_us.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Raw Deal for Women Workers in the U.S.<\/a> Citizens Trade Campaign<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/documents\/NAFTA_10_jobs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Workers&#8217; Jobs, Wages and Economic Security<\/a> Public Citizen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/documents\/tradewars.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Deals For Trade Votes Gone Bad<\/a> Public Citizen, June 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mhssn.igc.org\/NAFTA_2004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NAFTA&#8217;a 10 Year Failure to Protect Mexican Workers&#8217; Health and Safety<\/a> The Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network, December 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2001\/nafta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trading Away Rights: The Unfulfilled Promise of NAFTA&#8217;s Labor Side Agreement<\/a> Human Rights Watch, April 2001<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epinet.org\/briefingpapers\/nafta01\/\" target=\"_blank\">NAFTA at Seven: Its Impact on Workers in all Three Nations<\/a> Economic Policy Institute, April 2001<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nafta_at_seven.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NAFTA\u2019s Seven Year Itch<\/a> AFL-CIO<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nafta_uneasy_terrain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Impact of Capital Mobility on Workers, Wages and Union Organizing<\/a> Cornell University, September 6, 2000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles &amp; Statement<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20091006_autoworkersprotestftas_brownsvilleherald.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Autoworkers Protest Free Trade Agreements<\/a> The Brownsville Herald, October 6, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jeff-faux\/mexico-revs-up-war-on-wor_b_317924.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico Revs up War on Workers; Obama Shrugs<\/a> Jeff Faux, Huffington Post, October 12, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nyt_demsthirdrail_08122007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Democrats&#8217; Third Rail: Free Trade<\/a> New York Times, August 12, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/startribune_immigrantsurgetiedtonafta_04212006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Immigrant Surge is Tied to the Failure of NAFTA<\/a> Star Tribune, April 21, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mysa_naftatookjobs_04132006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NAFTA Took Jobs, Workers From Mexico<\/a> My San Antonio, April 13, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sfchron_supplyanddemand_04092006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Supply-and-Demand Solutions<\/a> San Francisco Chronical, April 9, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/aflcio_timeforboldactionontrade_02272006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Time for Bold Action on Trade<\/a> AFL-CIO, February 27, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/washtimes_hiddencostoffreetrade_09182005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Hidden Cost of Free Trade<\/a> Washington Times, September 18, 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hrw.org\/english\/docs\/2005\/02\/09\/mexico10156.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Fox&#8217;s Labor Reform Proposal Would Deal Serious Blow to Workers&#8217; Rights<\/a> Human Rights Watch, February 9, 2005 <a href=\"http:\/\/hrw.org\/spanish\/docs\/2005\/02\/09\/mexico10158.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Lee la carta en Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maquilasolidarity.org\/campaigns\/NAO\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Will the NAFTA Labour Side Agreement Hold the Mexican Government Accountable?<\/a> Maquila Solidarity Network 2004<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inthesetimes.com\/site\/main\/article\/maytag_moves_to_mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maytag Moves to Mexico<\/a> In These Times, December 29, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fpif.org\/papers\/0412toxic.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Toxic Border<\/a> Foreign Policy in Focus, December 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/northjerseyherald_2workersworldsapart_10282004_pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Two Workers,Worlds Apart, Share Uncertain Future<\/a> North Jersey Herald, October 23, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ap_oxfordautoworkers_10202004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Former Oxford Automotive Workers Sue Michigan Company Over NAFTA<\/a> Associated Press, October 21, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/torontostar_freetradechanges_10012004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Free Trade Changed Us<\/a> Toronto Star, October 1, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maquilasolidarity.org\/campaigns\/tarrant\/update_jun2004.htm\" target=\"_blank\">NAFTA Ten Years Later: Why the Labour Side Agreement Doesn&#8217;t Work for Workers<\/a> Maquila Solidarity Network, June 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maquilasolidarity.org\/espanol\/recursos\/boletin\/s5030902.htm#D\" target=\"_blank\">En Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/dispatch_ohionafta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NAFTA Has Cost Ohio 45,734 Jobs Lost Since 1995, Study Says<\/a> Columbus Dispatch, February 19, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/uaw_nafta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Another multinational company has slammed its doors on American workers<\/a> United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger, January 20, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/chicagotribune_jobloss.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Job losses hot topic for anxious Iowa voters<\/a> Chicago Tribune, January 12, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.populist.com\/04.1.bacon.html\" target=\"_blank\">Workers Pay the Price for &#8216;Free Trade&#8217;<\/a> The Progressive Populist, December 2003<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/existing-trade-agreements\/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta\/\">Back to NAFTA Main Page<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fact Sheets &amp; 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