Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to our witnesses.
I'm just trying to follow Mr. Masse's line of questioning here. I know he had a similar line of questioning on December 14, 2011, about some very problematic and egregious labour practices in Jordan, but it ignored.... Most of it came from an April International Labour Organization report, but it ignored the October report.
The United Steelworkers union stated in mid-May, and later updated in October, that conditions at this particular factory, IBG, Indo-British Garments, in Jordan were significantly improved. It went on to say that if these improvements continue, Jordan, without question, will have some of the best and most modern labour practices in North Africa.
I think that needs to be stated. I would just question which report and which update you were looking at. The United Steelworkers report showed a marked improvement in labour in Jordan.
I'd like a quick answer on whether we have seen significant improvement and whether we expect that to continue. Then I'll have some other questions.