USTR - Press Releasehttp://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,36/10en-usUnited States and Colombia Hold Inaugural Meeting of the Labor Affairs Council under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement06/05/2013http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/june/us-colombia-lac-usctpa2013-06-05T04:00:00United States Seeks to Protect Worker Rights under U.S.-Bahrain Trade Agreement05/07/2013http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/may/us-bahrain-worker-rights2013-05-07T04:00:00Acting U.S. Trade Representative Marantis and Acting Labor Secretary Harris Announce Groundbreaking Labor Rights Enforcement Agreement with Guatemala 04/11/2013http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/april/marantis-harris-labor-enforcement-guatemala2013-04-11T04:00:00United States and Korea Hold First Meeting of the Labor Affairs Council under the United States-Korea Trade Agreement03/19/2013Washington, D.C. – Yesterday and today, government officials from the United States and Korea convened the first meeting of the Labor Affairs Council (LAC) under the United States-Korea trade agreement. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor Affairs Lewis Karesh and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Carol Pier represented the United States on the LAC. The U.S. delegation also included other representatives from USTR, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/march/US-Korea-LAC-meeting2013-03-19T04:00:00President’s 2013 Trade Policy Agenda Calls for Continued Progress and Bold Steps to Support Greater Economic Growth and Jobs 03/01/2013Agenda outlines comprehensive plans for 2013 to open markets for U.S. exports, enforce U.S. trade rights, and sustain American leadership in international tradehttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/march/presidents-2013-tpa2013-03-01T05:00:00U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces Agreements Between the United States and Jordan to Boost Investment and Economic Growth, Enhance Labor Cooperation 01/28/2012http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/january/ustr-kirk-announces-us-jordan-agreements2013-01-28T05:00:00U.S. and Sri Lanka Launch New Mechanism for Discussion of Labor Issues07/18/2012http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/july/us-sri-lanka-new-mechanism-labor2012-07-18T04:00:00USTR Closes GSP Worker Rights Review of Sri Lanka: Preference Program Helps Promote Progress on Labor Issues06/29/2012Washington, D.C. – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that USTR has closed the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) country practice review on worker rights in Sri Lanka without any change to Sri Lanka’s GSP trade benefits. The action follows an interagency review of a petition filed by the AFL-CIO in 2008 alleging shortcomings in Sri Lanka’s recognition of worker rights.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/july/ustr-closes-gsp-worker-rights-review-sri-lanka2012-06-29T04:00:00United States, Colombia Set Date for Entry into Force of U.S.-Colombia Trade AgreementBilateral Pact, Expected to Support Jobs for American Workers, to Take Effect May 15http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/april/united-states-colombia-set-date-entry-force-us-colom2012-04-15T04:00:00Joint Readout of the 10th United States and Sri Lanka TIFA Joint Council MeetingColombo, Sri Lanka – Senior officials from the Governments of the United States and Sri Lanka met today to continue their trade dialogue and evaluate progress under the United States-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). The officials discussed a wide range of trade and investment issues including market access, the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), labor, trade promotion efforts, intellectual property rights, agriculture, promoting women entrepreneurs, and sector-specific investment challenges.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/march/joint-readout-10th-united-states-and-sri-lanka-tifa2012-03-29T04:00:00