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The Oman FTA has passed through Congress. The House passed the trade pact by a narrow margin of 221-205 in July. Access the roll call vote here.
In the Senate, the agreement passed 63-31 in September. The roll call vote is here.
This agreement includes the same dangerous investor-to-state provisions as CAFTA. It would allow Oman-based companies to sue local, state and national governments over laws protecting health and safety laws. To make matters worse, three unelected bureaucrats decide these cases—not U.S. courts and not U.S. jurors. The Oman agreement also gives explicit right to private and state-owned entities to bring challenges against virtually any U.S. government decision about a federal contract, lease or concession agreement with the entity.
To add insult to injury, Oman’s labor code denies workers the right to organize and join unions. Under certain circumstances, workers in Oman are entitled to representations on “labor-management committees,” but such committees may not discuss wages, hours or conditions of employment.
For more information, see the talking points (pdf) prepared by the Citzens ' Trade campaign.
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