Sunday, January 18, 2009

Peruvian Free Trade Agreement

On Saturday bush signed the Peruvian Free Trade Agreement. The decision has come under question due to Peru's need to strengthen labor rights and environmental standards. One of the main points of criticism is a law signed by Peru's president Garcia, that could see 70% of the Amazon destroyed in order to grow bio-fuels.

To find out more check out the story from the BBC: Bush Signs Free Trade Pact

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