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            The World Trade Organization, or WTO, deals with the rules of trade between.
             The goals of the WTO are to help producers of goods and services, importers.
             and exporters conduct their businesses. "We ought to have a seat at the table so we can.
             protect the interests of workers." says Chuck Collins, Co.-director of United For A Fair.
             Economy www.cnn.com. The WTO is good and has good goals but needs to have allow.
             common people to have a say on the way it is run. Some people think the only way the.
             WTO will listen to them is to protest when they gather to discuss their future agenda.
             The WTO needs to try and change the work conditions in third world countries.
             that do not have the benefits of other countries. There are more than 250 million children.
             working around the world because of poverty stricken families that have no other choice.
             but to have their children work, www.cnn.com, Lefevre. This causes them to receive no.
             education and live their life in poverty. With any new trade agreement made there should.
             be a provision, to prohibit the use of child labor and to manufacture products with child.
             labor. This could help in the reduction of child labor in other countries. If the countries.
             would not allow imports that are made by children then the manufacturers might change.
             the way they are produced.
             Workers also feel they are not getting a equal say in the meetings and are not being.
             herd. "The WTO is going to write the framework that will dictate how global commerce.
             is done and our problem is that the vast majority of people in the world have no.
             representatives to speak on their behalf at the Seattle conference," says Collins.
             www.cnn.com, Lefevre. The workers unions feel that they do not have a strong voice to.
             represent them at the conference. They thought one way to let their voice be heard was to.
             protest at the Seattle conference. The union wanted thousands of people to come and.
             march in peace. "We"re here, along with a lot of other organizations to say that the WTO.


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