A discussion on the U.S.-China Trade deal. The U.S. State Dept. releases its yearly human rights report. A report on muzzling dissent in China. The White House China Trade Relations Working Group . The workers' rights situation in China is abysmal.
China violates internationally recognized core labor standards.
Workers are denied the right to join collectively to bargain for wages and benefits. Sadly, those are the lucky workers. And despite China's alleged commitment to stop the export of goods made by forced labor, the latest U.S. State Department's Human Rights Report documents the continued export of these goods. We should not be made to compete with a workforce that has no rights. PNTR forces our nations businesses to compete with companies in China who do not have to live up to environmental, occupational, and worker rights legislation.