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Article: OHIO'S DENNIS KUCINICH SPEAKS ON TRADE ISSUES.(Brief article)
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- WWD
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- August 28, 2007
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Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said canceling the North American Free Trade Agreement and withdrawing from the World Trade Organization should be the first steps in making domestic apparel manufacturers more competitive globally.
Asked about U.S. manufacturing after arriving in Portland, Maine, on Saturday, Kucinich said, "There needs to be a whole new set of standards for trade based on workers' rights. They need the right to organize, the right to collect fair wages, the right to decent working conditions, the right to a secure retirement and to prohibit child labor. We also need quality environmental ...