Mr. Chair, the goal of our agreement is to establish some basic principles that the government has to respect in terms of labour laws and enforcement of its labour laws. As long as they're above those standards or labour laws—we don't address benefits—it's a matter of the government and society, in discussion with employers and unions, to decide how they want to manage this. What we ensure is that workers are able to form unions if they want to defend their interests.
On September 25th, 2012. See this statement in context.