00:00:02.389 the trans-pacific partnership or TPP is 00:00:05.59900:00:05.609 an ambitious trade agreement between the 00:00:07.34000:00:07.350 United States and 11 other countries 00:00:09.23000:00:09.240 once approved it will open new markets 00:00:11.18000:00:11.190 to trade investment for all participants 00:00:13.45000:00:13.460 but the TPP also includes new rules in 00:00:16.58000:00:16.590 several important areas where critics 00:00:18.52900:00:18.539 have voiced concerns for example some 00:00:21.74000:00:21.750 say the TPP does not adequately protect 00:00:23.90000:00:23.910 the rights of workers to organize and 00:00:25.60900:00:25.619 work under decent conditions in fact the 00:00:28.58000:00:28.590 TPP includes more protections of labour 00:00:30.76900:00:30.779 rights than any previous free trade 00:00:32.63000:00:32.640 agreements signed by the United States 00:00:34.43000:00:34.440 these protections would discourage the 00:00:36.56000:00:36.570 worst forms of worker abuses and they 00:00:38.47900:00:38.489 ought to increase public support for the 00:00:40.28000:00:40.290 TPP like recent US agreements the TPP 00:00:44.27000:00:44.280 commits its members to uphold core 00:00:46.04000:00:46.050 rights and principles of the 00:00:47.47900:00:47.489 International Labor Organization as part 00:00:49.79000:00:49.800 of the domestic laws and regulations 00:00:51.56000:00:51.570 these include freedom of association and 00:00:54.11000:00:54.120 the right to collective bargaining 00:00:55.42000:00:55.430 elimination of forests and child labor 00:00:57.95000:00:57.960 an elimination of employment 00:01:00.02000:01:00.030 discrimination for example based on 00:01:02.15000:01:02.160 gender race religion or other grounds in 00:01:05.24000:01:05.250 addition TPP members also agree to 00:01:08.60000:01:08.610 maintain acceptable conditions of work 00:01:10.64000:01:10.650 in three areas minimum wages limited 00:01:14.21000:01:14.220 hours of work and occupational safety 00:01:16.39900:01:16.409 and health regulations the conditions 00:01:18.80000:01:18.810 may vary depending on a country's level 00:01:20.84000:01:20.850 of development however the TPP also 00:01:24.08000:01:24.090 calls for new constraints on trading 00:01:26.24000:01:26.250 goods made by forced labor the language 00:01:28.76000:01:28.770 could have been stronger but it is a 00:01:30.46900:01:30.479 step in the right direction as a result 00:01:32.74900:01:32.759 of the TPP Malaysia Mexico Peru and 00:01:35.71900:01:35.729 Vietnam could face increased scrutiny of 00:01:38.09000:01:38.100 their use of forced labor in the making 00:01:39.89000:01:39.900 of certain traded goods TPP members also 00:01:42.92000:01:42.930 commit not to lower labor standards in 00:01:44.99000:01:45.000 special trade or export processing zones 00:01:47.21000:01:47.220 such zones cover nearly 70 million 00:01:49.60900:01:49.619 workers worldwide they often involve 00:01:51.98000:01:51.990 labor intensive assembly production and 00:01:53.92900:01:53.939 their practices have done scrutiny from 00:01:55.63900:01:55.649 labor organizations exit protection from 00:01:58.52000:01:58.530 migrant labor is not addressed by the 00:02:00.31900:02:00.329 TPP unfortunately such provisions could 00:02:03.20000:02:03.210 have helped constrain forced labor and 00:02:04.91000:02:04.920 other abusive recruiting practices 00:02:06.83000:02:06.840 directed of foreign workers and TPP 00:02:08.66000:02:08.670 countries in addition to the TPP labor 00:02:11.44900:02:11.459 chapter a major innovation of the TPP is 00:02:14.47900:02:14.489 the extra guidance provided for 00:02:16.19000:02:16.200 countries that have the biggest gap with 00:02:18.02000:02:18.030 International Labor Standards to that 00:02:20.39000:02:20.400 end the United States negotiated labor 00:02:22.36900:02:22.379 plans with Brunei Malaysia and Vietnam 00:02:24.32000:02:24.330 which call for specific reforms that 00:02:26.75000:02:26.760 will help implement TPP labour terms for 00:02:30.19900:02:30.209 many of these countries the TPP marks 00:02:32.30000:02:32.310 the first recognized commitment to such 00:02:34.33900:02:34.349 extensive reforms for example Vietnam 00:02:37.75900:02:37.769 will be required to allow the 00:02:39.11000:02:39.120 independent formation and affiliation of 00:02:41.30000:02:41.310 unions the three labor plans must be 00:02:44.00000:02:44.010 implemented before the TPP enters into 00:02:46.13000:02:46.140 force with one exception related to 00:02:48.22900:02:48.239 Vietnam and in another departure from 00:02:50.96000:02:50.970 past practice these plans will be 00:02:52.94000:02:52.950 subject to TPP dispute settlement 00:02:54.86000:02:54.870 procedures his enforcement of all these 00:02:57.92000:02:57.930 changes guaranteed not always but the 00:03:00.97900:03:00.989 TPP is a step forward toward recognizing 00:03:03.50000:03:03.510 the rights of workers in these countries 00:03:04.88000:03:04.890 and its provisions include various 00:03:07.00900:03:07.019 mechanisms to monitor implementation 00:03:08.86000:03:08.870 Viet Nam's plan in particular is subject 00:03:11.47900:03:11.489 to extra independent oversight by the 00:03:13.06900:03:13.079 ILO and non-government labor experts in 00:03:15.55000:03:15.560 some the TPP will not solve all labor 00:03:18.94900:03:18.959 challenges within TPP countries but it 00:03:21.28900:03:21.299 has a potential adding pressure to 00:03:22.97000:03:22.980 upgrade standards and enforce binding 00:03:25.75900:03:25.769 TPP commitments once approved the TPP 00:03:29.05900:03:29.069 can pave the way for future agreements 00:03:31.00900:03:31.019 to build on the progress it has achieved 00:03:49.00000:03:49.010 you
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