Fair Trade

American trade policy should strengthen, not weaken, the health, environment, food sovereignty, working conditions, labor rights, and transparent, competitive market principles of this country and all countries.

WORC’ s Trade Bill of Rights outlines basic fair trade principles, including

• The right of countries to preserve family farms and promote global food security.
• Strong labor, environmental and public health standards.
• Fair and democratic negotiations processes that allow for public input by the very people affected by the agreements.

The 10 Worst Checkoff Program Abuses

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This Is How Big Ag-Supported Policies in NAFTA Devastate farmers

Congress must reject any renegotiated NAFTA that includes ISDS and other policies that hurt independent farmers. Idaho Organization of Resource Councils member Christina Stucker-Gassi explains…

Re-negotiate Country of Origin Labels into New NAFTA

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