We had a pleasant enough meeting. But nothing happened. Through the decade of the 1980s, and so far through 1990s, there have been many, many meetings on the same subject. Nothing much has happened, beyond talk. And the new World Trade Organization has refused even to talk about the subject seriously, despite the repeated requests of the U.S. government.
Global interdependence requires a whole new set of global rules.
Many are already adopted, often with strong sanctions, to protect intellectual property rights, foreign investments, and maritime shipping, for example. That's a no-no because of the opposition of authoritarian governments and leading employer organizations, national and international. Now that Human Rights for Workers begins its third year, maybe it's time to clarify its purpose. If so, please bookmark Human Rights for Workers right now. There's a big year ahead of us.