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Alexis Herman, U.S. Secretary of Labor, speaking at the WTO Conference, Seattle, November 28, 1999
Order an ImageThe Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns.
On November 28, before the formal beginning of the conference, WTO leaders reached out to their critics. Here, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman tells labor leaders that President Clinton supports some of their demands and that they shouldn’t view free trade as a threat.
Caption information source: “Head of WTO extends hand to labor leaders – Unions want action instead of promises,” by Paul Nyhan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 29, 1999.
On November 28, before the formal beginning of the conference, WTO leaders reached out to their critics. Here, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman tells labor leaders that President Clinton supports some of their demands and that they shouldn’t view free trade as a threat.
Caption information source: “Head of WTO extends hand to labor leaders – Unions want action instead of promises,” by Paul Nyhan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 29, 1999.
ID Number: 2000.107.19991128.1.10
Date: 1999
Creator(s):
Arias, Gilbert W., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : color ; 35 mm.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.19991128.1.10, photo by Gilbert W. Arias
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