We have decades of contact with Colombian workers. I think Mr. Georgetti mentioned in his notes that we spoke this morning with the president of the largest central labour body, who is at the ILO at this very moment, along with a Canadian delegation in which the Canadian Labour Congress plays a part.
We have been working very closely with the Colombian trade unions. We issued a joint statement last June, just prior to the announcement. In this joint statement we bilaterally committed together to fight for fair trade between our countries, to oppose the kind of NAFTA-type agreement that would bring more devastation and more destruction to the Colombian economy basically because of the difference in the levels of economic development between these two countries.
The Colombian trade unions have been very active in putting forth arguments and protecting their society from the free trade agreement with the United States. We've been working also with the unions in the United States and Colombia together, to work for the benefit of Colombia and Colombian workers.