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1 Introduction
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... Department of State monitors worker rights abroad and reports on the status of those rights as part of its annual report to Congress in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Building on this history of monitoring and encouraging worker rights around the world, the Trade Act of 2002 includes on the list of overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States, "promote respect for worker rights."2 1For example, U.S.
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... ; assess the quality of existing and potential data and indicators that can be used to systematically monitor labor practices and the effectiveness of enforcement in order to determine compliance with national labor legislation and international standards; · identify innovative measures to determine compliance with international labor standards on a country-by-country basis and to measure progress on improved labor legislation and enforcement; explore the relationship between labor standards compliance and national policies relating to human capital issues; and recommend sustainable reporting procedures to monitor countries' progress toward implementation of international labor standards. The NRC will examine compliance with the international labor standards in the ILO's 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work (see Appendix D)
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... Although this organization benefits the reader by clearly delineating the thoughts of each speaker ancl by providing a complete picture of each presentation, it may make it more difficult to discern the emergent themes ancl to compare the differing viewpoints of the speakers across topic areas. In order to overcome this gap, the report begins with a summary discussion of five significant topics that emerged from the forums.
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