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Empty Promises: NAFTA and the Workforce
October 7, 1998
Proponents of the North American Free Trade Agreement promised more jobs and higher wages for workers in the United States, Mexico and Canada. And consumers were promised better deals on goods and services. Almost five years later, U.S. workers have lost hundreds of thousands of jobs, while Mexican workers have encountered unfair labor practices and low wages. On this program, we take a look at some of the results of NAFTA.
Featuring:
Lance Campa, International Labor Rights Fund; Mary Mendez and Ben Delgado, migrant workers; Robert Gibbs, attorney for the Teamsters; Loraine Sheer, Teamsters United for Change; Guillermo Beltran del Río, TELMEX customer; Graciela Ramos, coordinator, Women for Mexico in Chihuahua; Alicia Ayala, cofounder, Women for Mexico; Roberto Rodriguez and Patricia Gonzalez, writers, "Column of the Americas."