It also states that workers should be provided a healthy and safe environment where they are permitted freedom of association and the ability to bargain collectively. It would be a great step forward if Disney's contractors joined the Partnership. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Many of us have seen first hand just what that means during our visits there. In Congress, we are working hard to see that Haiti's fragile experiment in democracy ucceeds.
Foreign investment is an important part of that strategy.
But as President Clinton stated when forming the Apparel Industry Partnership, human rights and labor rights must be a part of the basic framework within hich all businesses honorably compete. In this spirit, we hope you will encourage H.H. Cutler to abandon its decision to leave Haiti and generally work to create a climate more friendly to freedom of association in the workplace. Thank you for considering our views, and we look forward to hearing from you. This web site designed and maintained by Daniel Hunter Page last updated August 8, 1998.