International Trade committee  They actually do. They're pushing to only have clinics—

International Trade committee  Musculoskeletal disorders.

International Trade committee  That's in the broader apparel and textile industry.

International Trade committee  Those are the 30 or 40 cases that one particular organization have taken that are working or are processing, or they're in a legal process with the workers. Those are workers who have come forward with their health problems. There are only two ways in which Gildan workers can see

International Trade committee  I just finished my research on occupational health and safety and there are a lot of concerns with health clinics based in factories that are paid for by the employer. This is an issue for the CODEMUH, the organization that represents the Gildan workers, that the data regarding m

International Trade committee  On and off, but for majority of the last five years, I've been living in Honduras.

International Trade committee  Absolutely. There's the general violence in the country. I've definitely noticed the fear in the population increase in the last two years. I, myself, have been robbed on many occasions, and I've been followed by Canadian companies or people working with Canadian companies in the

International Trade committee  No, I have never gone into Gildan's factories. But I've examined a lot of documents Gildan has put out and published. And I work with the women who work with Gildan, specifically, on that subject.

International Trade committee  I would say that a functioning justice system is absolutely critical.

International Trade committee  Once again, I would probably say that if there are complaints from Gildan workers against the company, they need to be mediated by a justice system. And if they're not mediated by a justice system in Honduras, then those workers should have the opportunity to come to Canadian cou

International Trade committee  Well, I think that enforceable.... I think there is a solution, actually. I think what needs to happen is that there has to be some sort of functioning justice system before further engagement with a country where inequality continues to grow, and specifically because a lot of th

International Trade committee  I think very few have been implemented. It's interesting, because a Canadian diplomat participated in the truth commission through the Organization of American States. Dozens of recommendations were made as part of the truth commission report. The majority have not been fulfilled

International Trade committee  I do think that the way the question is framed—looking at engagement versus isolation—is very limiting, in the sense that I think what needs to happen is that Canada needs to examine the engagement it has conducted thus far with Honduras and what the results of that engagement ha

International Trade committee  I would say that traditionally there has been a handful of 10 to 12 families in Honduras who have dominated the political and the economic arena. I would say that they are benefiting from foreign investment as well. So I would say foreign companies, foreign investment, and the 10

International Trade committee  I would say even the enforcement mechanisms that are established in Honduras under Honduran law are not being enforced in any way given the high impunity rate, so I would say the human rights situation will be negative if we encourage further economic interests in sectors that ha