International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  As I said in my opening remarks, when we sign trade agreements of this kind, when we include the respect of basic labour standards, we are at least assured that employers in those countries, or even here when you come right down to it, will not take the opportunity to violate rig

International Trade committee  To my knowledge, the CSN has not been consulted either.

International Trade committee  What I am saying is that, at the moment, we do not have the conditions to properly evaluate the effects of free trade in an already-difficult business climate. For that reason, it is quite difficult to give an informed answer to the question. The current situation concerns us gre

International Trade committee  Yes. We can say that information is easily available. As I said earlier, the International Trade Union Confederation produces an annual report that lists violations of human and union rights. If you want a copy of their report, I can get you one. The organization, I feel, is conc

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Good afternoon. On behalf of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux, I thank you for this invitation to testify about our concerns about the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Korea. The Confédération des syndicats n