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By grassroots are the way forward (registered) | Posted October 17, 2009 at 16:40:32

By geoff's two cents: In watching the film You, Me and SPP, the question you are bringing forward about the movement of labour and capital was addresssed.

The problem is that we need to re-examine policy that has been written that has greatly affected the working people across three nations. With NAFTA, the spin was that workers would gain but the reality is that many have lost, except for those in the top echelons of power.

We have to examine these policies, where the drive down to the lowest common demoniator, has affected many working families and individuals. If labour standards were globalized, then we would not have the exploitation we are seeing.

Another issue to look at, is the development of Social Corporate Charters.

While trade is important, we must as a society look at what we are doing in terms of exploitation, that fact that the multinationals have the where for all, to effect not only the conditions working people in other countries must endure but also from an environmental aspect as well.

There are no easy answers but we must discuss these issues and do what we can to affect change.

Those from the grassroots can affect change

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