Reply #34: It had some, but not enough

[jillan]

and besides Obama voted against the bill that would have provided safeguards - the link is in my op.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/fair-traders-whipping-opp_b_71358.html

NEW REPORT SHOWS PERU DEAL WOULD WEAKEN LABOR LAWS: In a stunning new report on the eve of the congressional vote on the Peru Free Trade Agreement, a Columbia University legal expert shows the pact may weaken the United States' ability to enforce basic labor standards in trade agreements. The report by Columbia Law professor Mark Barenberg finds that the much-touted labor protections in the Peru deal are "even worse than existing law," actually undermines the few powers the U.S. does have to enforce better labor standards, and "in no respect do the Agreement's labor provisions mark a significant improvement." You can read the full report here.