Yes probably, but it is one push that should be supported, if it has any possibility of improving labour standards. It is one that labour unions should push in conjunction with labour groups in other countries. ----Original Message Follows---- From: Stephen E Philion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Michael was asking for new threads as alternatives to the You're Eurocentric, no I'm not, i'm Sardonic thread... Where should leftists stand on the push by activists in Seattle demanding that the WTO have stronger labor rights enforcement provisions? Are these demands the product of imperialist plots to make certain countries, i.e. China, less able to compete with the US in global markets? This is the argument that was frequently floated by officials I talked with in China... Steve Rod Hay [EMAIL PROTECTED] The History of Economic Thought Archives http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/index.html Batoche Books http://members.tripod.com/rodhay/batochebooks.html http://www.abebooks.com/home/BATOCHEBOOKS/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
