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davidpdx

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13. I tend to agree with you that forced labor can't be stopped by free trade

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2015, 05:52 AM

May 2015

Really stopping forced labor will take a more comprehensive plan. Free trade could be part of that, but there would have to be more cooperation on the part of countries like Malaysia, China, etc and monitoring by NGOs. As you stated if there is no enforcement mechanism, then it is pretty worthless.

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Is free trade more important than ending forced labor? [View all] cali May 2015 OP

would we trade with ourselves then dembotoz May 2015 #1

wow. you didn't know that we trade extensively with nations cali May 2015 #2

You were a big fan of Obama MaggieD May 2015 #3

I was a big supporter of his. Mostly, as I recall, I was stridently opposed to Edwards cali May 2015 #4

Yeah Edwards was swarmy... MaggieD May 2015 #5

Yes, I too admired Elizabeth Edwards. She deserved far better. cali May 2015 #6

True - good point MaggieD May 2015 #7

ONLY Wall St Profits matter FreakinDJ May 2015 #8

So much for claims of the Third Way to care about human rights, the poor, and the marginalized. woo me with science May 2015 #9

Of course. To assume anything else, is just denial of history. cali May 2015 #12

To some, free trade is more important than the rest of us on this planet. Rex May 2015 #10

Kick to expose the hypocrisy of Third Way politicians woo me with science May 2015 #11

I tend to agree with you that forced labor can't be stopped by free trade davidpdx May 2015 #13