I think you've answered it adequately. If it's based on a NAFTA template, then investor state rights apply. I think that would be a source of greater concern for many of us on the committee, that indeed there would be other ways for companies to override the rights we're supposed to be bringing into this agreement.
I want to reference another point in your presentation stating that respect for workers rights requires that Colombia's labour laws reflect internationally recognized core labour principles and that these laws be effectively enforced. How would we require that to take place? What are the mechanisms by which this would go into effect? What are the consequences for no respect for labour rights?
This is not just an academic question, as you know. We've had many human rights organizations identify that to be a labour organizer or trade unionist in Colombia is more dangerous than anywhere else in the world. If we're in negotiations when trade unionists--I believe five so far this month--are being killed, that's a matter of great concern.
What is the mechanism that requires Colombia's labour laws to be effectively enforced if we are in negotiations, when, very clearly, labour trade unionists are being killed even now?