[20030715]RS20968_约旦-美国自由贸易协定：劳工问题.pdf

1See U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement, by (nam e-re dacted), CRS Report RL30652.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20968Updated July 15, 2003Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement:Labor Issuesna ere dactedSpecialist in International TradeForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), implemented as P.L. 107-43,which went into effect December 17, 2001, breaks new ground by including multipleworker rights provisions in the body of a U.S. trade agreement, rather than as a sideagreement, for the first time.For this reason, it adds some controversy to thecongressionaldebateoverwhetherworkerrightsprovisionsshouldbeincludedinfuturetrade agreements. Some observers eye this configuration of worker rights protectionsas amodelforfuturetradeagreements;othersviewitasaone-timeoccurrencejustifiedonly because Jordan has a strong tradition of labor protections; still others oppose theinclusion oflaborprovisions in tradeagreements underanycircumstances. This reportwill be updated as events warrant.Thisreport examinesthelaborprovisionsoftheU.S.-JordanFreeTradeAgreement(FTA) and