Colombia Union Members Still Targeted

AP Online | April 8, 2008| | Copyright

The Colombian government said Monday that the U.S. trade deal will grow its economy. U.S. President George W. Bush also praised the deal, saying that dropping Colombian tariffs will be a boon to U.S. factory workers and farmers.

Colombia's government also hopes the pact will create new markets for legal products that will provide an alternative to the cocaine trade. But Colombia's trade unions and other critics see the opposite scenario if the U.S. Congress approves the deal _ the loss of millions of jobs and an economic downturn that could drive even more Colombian farmers into ...

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