so strong that the fundamental couper of labor rights and the basic principle in the international labor organization is the right of free association which would mean the right to form unions u.s. has never ratified and. i think the us may be alone among major sadie's and that respect. it's considered so far out of the spectrum of american politics it literally has never been considered. herber that the us has a lot of our own labor history as. a society. but the labor movement had been very strong by the 1920 s. in the period not unlike today it was virtually crushed. 1 by the mincer is it began to reconstruct. or doesn't or is felt he himself was rather sympathetic to chris if legislation that would be in the benefit of the general population but he had to get it passed so he informed the labor leaders and others forced me to do it. what he meant is going to help demonstrate we're going to protest develop the labor movement. when the packers pressures fission and be able can through the legislation you know i am not for a we're. still last definition number 11 a and our which many as a great peopl

he got up with the director general of the international labor organization.e dressed tienen technologies a are changing the world of work take a listen. where those transformations coming from. from technology from digitalal technolologies- m climate change in the action we must take to counter climate change. from demographic issues. no o the rich countriris of the n north to o getting old. but the countriess of f the souh is still young and growingng- so a lot of chananges coming- and frankly i think. one of the messages we need to. to o get across is that need to o prepare wewe need to prepepare for this transformed future o of work. that you ways which address these existing problems and begin to tackle the new onenes coming. system curly lot of speculation this year about is it necessary to come to davos world economic forum but- either way still. continuing to attract important political and business elite singer continues be a verery contentious eventing de thank you so much for that update coal stand last time now full. media watch dururing in te stud

the international labor organization with international labor rules is not enforceable in the same way the wto is tribunal. they have a point, only enforceable. the problem is, from our analysis, even though that's true, we have to figure out some other way to make them enforceable, because of the down side. those arguments are laid out and it is important to actually hear both sides because it's current debate, respectful, but current. thank you. [applause] >> thank you again. >> history bookshelf features the country's best known american history writers of the past decade talking about their books. you can watch every saturday here on american history tv on c-span 3. >> you're watching american history tv covering history c-span style. with event coverage, eyewitness accounts. a archival films shes lectures in college classrooms. all weekend, every weekend on -span 3. over the next two weeks on q & a we're focusing on the new hampshire presidential primary and the iowa caucuses. sunday night editor at large joseph mcquaid talks about his state's primary history. >> new hampshire is

the head of the international labor organization, part of the u.n. has said this agreement has better labor protections than any we ever had before. what it is going to do is help insure that mexican workers have some of the same rights that we enjoy in this country, so that american workers will competing on equal footing. we think, you take the auto sector alone. it could mean 76,000 new jobs. this is an industry really hit hard under nafta. the president talked about it earlier. he talked about farmers too. this is great benefit. it is carefully crafted and negotiated to protect american jobs this time. neil: secretary while i've got you here, you're watching what is happening in china as anyone else in the administration with this virus. i'm wondering if you're worried it might crimp the chinese ability to make good on promise to buy as they committed to buy from america? most think they're headed for a big slowdown because of this. shoppers there stopped shopping. people have stopped traveling. they could fall into, you know, slowdown, recession,

the parties agree to labor rights as recognized by the international labor organization. that part about the wages being at least $16 an hour for workers making a good portion of the cars in the countries. morning thehis question, do you think the u.s. is winning the trade wars? david thinks we are, out of massachusetts. why? if winning is bringing us closer to a level playing field, then the answer is yes. i think we have a long way to go. i think your conversation with regard to prevailing wage -- are you with me? host: yes. caller: the question goes to wage and regulations. manufacturers like ford, chevy, and other manufacturers have moved outside of the u.s. to capture lower costs of labor and avoid some regulations. agreementet a trade where whatever is made in china, mexico, or canada, they have to pay the same wages we would pay are, then we are reaching form of social and economic parity, which is a cause that is championed by the democrats. that is what we have to reach for. need the union agreements with regard to the labor so much in mexico or canada or china.

legal complaint the nonprofit organization international rights advocates accuses some of the world's largest to companies being involved in a system of forced child labor in congo the group says some children have died mining coal belt and others have been seriously injured. many are physically and sexually abused. their younger. it's hard to give exact number but. you can tell they have been abused by the change in their behavior. some aren't even 14 years old. doctors say the number of people getting sick is disturbing. many young boys and girls coming in to us sometimes it's injuries from when the mines collapse sometimes it's sexually transmitted diseases people don't we are protected so in women we see birth defects and miscarriages from exposure to the middle. human rights workers say a lack of political will is partly to blame. during companies get away with a lot of things sometimes the local communities. they get away with because of corruption in this country this changes then our people will get from the resources . the government says is putting in place monitoring and tracking mechanisms to tackle the exploitation of children in mining but

international organizations estimate that anywhere from 700-0021 1000000 migrants are currently inside the war torn country officially only some $43000.00 are registered as refugees they face random arrests abductions forced labor and even torture. even in the state run reception camps human rights activists and diplomats have found catastrophic living conditions many of these migrants see the perilous crossing to europe as preferable to the living hell of the libyan civil war. but are the refugees the sole motivation for the german and european union involvement in libya. europe has been studiously looking the other way for a long time in regards to or outright meddling as you pointed out but on this point of refugees don't france italy and germany actually have a common interest and could that help propel some kind of progress on finding a political solution well they should shouldn't they i mean. you know the facts of the libyan coast obviously control but people smugglers and so we've seen this there's no effective there's no way we could implement for instance having camps there to process people and then take them in an orderly fashion to europe because the camps of the living hell that your report talked

illegal complaint the nonprofit organization international rights advocates accuses some of the world's largest to companies being involved in a system of forced child labor in congo the group says some children have died mining coal belt and others have been seriously injured. many are physically and sexually abused. their younger. that number but. you can tell they have been abused in their behavior. some aren't even 14 years old. doctors say the number of people getting sick is disturbing. for many young boys and girls coming in to us sometimes it's injuries from when the mines collapse sometimes it's sexually transmitted diseases people don't we are protected so in women we see birth defects and miscarriages from exposure to the middle. human rights workers say a lack of political will is partly to blame. there is a lack of leadership foreign companies get away with a lot of things sometimes the treat local communities unfairly they get away with it because of corruption in this country if this changed then our people will gain from the resources. the government says is putting in place monitoring and tracking mechanisms to tackle the exploitation of

agreement is opposed by labor unions like the international association of machinists and united food and commercial workers. it is opposed by numerous environmental organizations, including the sunrise movement, the sierra club, friends of the earth, the league of conservation voters, and virtually every major environmental organization in the country. further, it is opposed by the national family farm coalition which believes it will lock in rules that have devastated family-based agriculture and expand corporate control over agriculture in north america. i am proud to stand with these labor unions, with the environmental groups, and family farmers against president trump's nafta. mr. president, i not only voted against nafta in 1993, i marched against it. in 2000, i voted against normal trade relations with china. i opposed the u.s.-korea free trade agreement, and other trade agreements. the bottom line is that we need trade agreements in this country that work for workers, that work for farmers, and not just the c.e.o.'s of large multinational corporations. there is no doubt in my mind that we need to fundamentally rewrite our disastrous trade agreements an

laboring at the -- and slavery at the international florida state of the world conference in miami. this is 45 minutes. i'll start by congratulating fiu together at the mccain institute and the american as you for organizing such a great event and bringing such expertise and talent to miami. i'm impressed i the turnout in the audience and by the impressive lineup of

laboring at the -- and slavery at the international florida state of the world conference in miami. this is 45 minutes. i'll start by congratulating fiu together at the mccain institute and the american as you for organizing such a great event and bringing such expertise and talent to miami. i'm impressed i the turnout in the audience and by the impressive lineup of speakers you have attracted here to fiu and to miami. this is an intellectually stimulating way to start the new year on some of the most pressing issues facing us as a nation, and as a community. issues involving latin america and the caribbean are of obvious interest in getting our immigrant population in miami the very things that formed who we are today. >> immigration policy in this country is of great interest. but, also given the globalized world we live in, are matters involving transatlantic relations, threats from russia, and china. the danger emanating from north korea and challenges in the , middle east. miami itself is a major international city, a hub of activity especially but not only for the western hemisphere. the sixth most densely populated city in the u.s., it is a center transportation and trade, the arts, culture and tou

agreement is opposed by labor unions like the international association of the genus, and the united food and commercial workers. it is opposed by numerous environmental organizations including the sunrisea movement, this era because some the friends of the earth, and virtually every major environmental organization in the country. national family for: which believes it will lock in roles that are devastated families of our culture and expand corporate control over the agriculture in north america. stand with things like the unions in the environmental groups and family farmers against president trump's nafta tool. mr. president, i not only voted against this in 1993, i marched against it. and in 2000, he voted against permanent normal trade relations with china, i oppose the u.s. free trade agreement and other trade agreements. online is, we need trade agreements in this country and work for workers, the work for commerce and not just the ceos of large multinational corporations. there is no doubt in my mind that we need to fundamentally rewrite our disastrous trade agreements and create and protect good paying american jobs that we need trade agreements which wil