Lost Jobs, and Exploited People

Remember Cathy Lee Gifford, and her clothing line that was made in sweat shops? Well here is the web site of the National Labor Committee that brought that to light. Charlie and Barbara do quite a bit to show us where our jobs went with so-called free trade and just what these jobs are like where they are now. I first spoke with Charlie Kurnagan in the early 90's after he got back from Haiti. From him I learned about the Carribean Basin Initiative, which paid and arranged for American garment manufacturers to move to Haiti or other Carribean nations. Remember in 1965 we produced 95% of our shoes and clothing, but now it is down to less than 5%. What did this do for Haiti? It helped put it in the position that it is in today, and the US will be there in a few years.See www.nlcnet.org