Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Labor practices U.S. labor, with the verbal support of the Clinton administration, is pushing for the WTO to enforce minimum labor standards in developing countries, protesting that manufacturers are exploiting sweatshop conditions. But the governments of many developing countries see this as an attempt by Washington to protect American jobs at the expense of the Third World poor. With low labor costs often the only competitive advantage many developing countries have in the global economy, they fear that enforcing labor standards will simply expand unemployment in the developing world...
...want tenants to take a proactive approach to organizing with our support," says EFZ lead housing organizer...
...received support from a variety of sources, including Cambridge music clubs like the Middle East, T.T. the bear's and the Lizard Lounge, as well as private grants. The organization raised enough to fund its $50,000 budget for the year...
...Basically, the campaign aims to be a meeting place where tenants can get support for their causes, meet other tenants and get advice," Cavellini says...
...City Council plans to hold a "vote in principle" on the issue. EFZ members expect the vote, not tied to a specific bill, to illustrate how much support the issue has in city government...