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ALEXIS HERMAN U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR ALEXIS HERMAN HOLDS BRIEFING ON THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
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LABOR SECRETARY HERMAN HOLDS BRIEFING AT THE FOREIGN PRESS
CENTER ON THE ILO CONFERENCE HELD IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
JUNE 23, 1999
SPEAKER: ALEXIS HERMAN, U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR
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HERMAN: Thank you very, very much. And it is my pleasure to
be
back with you again. And I'm very pleased to be here today to report
on
the historic visit to the International Labor Organization. We're
very
proud of the fact that the United States is able t...
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