Discussions of the Peru Free Trade Agreement may begin by the end of this month, and now is the time to tell members of Congress to oppose this FTA. America In Solidarity is asking you to contact your member of Congress now about why it should not be ratified.
Many in Congress didn’t vote for CAFTA and since most of the problems have not been fixed in the Peru FTA, this should mean they ought to oppose this agreement as well!
We want to make sure that our members of Congress know that we are unsatisfied with the small improvements that have been made, and we want Congress to rethink US trade policy more fundamentally.
Talking points on Peru include the following :
While the Rangel deal has brought some improvements to these pending FTAs, many problems remain.
There is justifiable concern about the likelihood that improved labor and environmental standards will be enforced.
Foreign investor rights are still too strong, and threaten national sovereignty.
Procurement rules still ban the right to focus on buy local, buy American, anti-sweatshop and other procurement preferences.
Washington state asparagus growers are upset that this agreement will further decimate their already very threatened industry.
Product safety issues (such as avoiding children’s toys with toxic levels of lead) are not addressed by this agreement
