[CTC] AFL-CIO's Liz Shuler Highlights TPP’s Negative Impact on Women

[Arthur Stamoulis]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      Contact:  Carolyn Bobb or Charity Jackson, 202-637-5018 <tel:202-637-5018>
 

 

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler Highlights 
TPP’s Negative Impact on Women 

AFL-CIO Releases Fact Sheet on International Women’s Day  <http://www.aflcio.org/content/download/174653/4155765/file/1671_TPP_IntWomenday.pdf>
 

(Washington, DC, March 8, 2016) – On a press call in honor of International Women’s Day, Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer and Thea Lee, AFL-CIO Deputy Chief of Staff, discussed the negative impact the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will have on women across the world.

 

“This International Women’s Day, the labor movement recognizes that while women in the workplace have gained a great deal, the harsh reality is too many of us continue to struggle when we shouldn’t have to,” said Shuler. “The bad policies of the TPP are another corporate attack on women and we will continue to fight for policies that lift all women up and recognize the immense contributions we make to the economy.”

 

“There is no question that flawed trade agreements and policies have cost America’s working women good jobs and have contributed to stagnant wages and growing inequality,” said Lee. “We need to address unfair trade practices like currency manipulation, illegal subsidies and workers’ rights violations and must defeat TPP so we do not accelerate the race to the bottom that benefits global corporations.”

 

Read the fact sheet: Bad Trade Deals and Their Impact on Women Globally <http://www.aflcio.org/content/download/174653/4155765/file/1671_TPP_IntWomenday.pdf>
Lower Wages, Reduced Access to Lifesaving Healthcare and Human Trafficking <http://www.aflcio.org/content/download/174653/4155765/file/1671_TPP_IntWomenday.pdf>
 

A digitized replay of the call is scheduled to begin today at 1:15 pm and is available through tomorrow at midnight.

 

Phone: US – 800-475-6701 <tel:800-475-6701>     International – 320-365-3844 <tel:320-365-3844>       Access Code: 388460

 

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