Should provisions regarding labor rights be included in future trade agreements?
Joe Biden
Yes. Trade agreements must consider labor and environmental standards.
Hillary Clinton
Yes. Need labor and environmental standards in trade agreements.
Chris Dodd
Yes. Should seek workers' rights standards and enforcement provisions in future agreements.
John Edwards
Yes. Wants strong labor rights defined by the ILO.
Rudy Giuliani
No stated position found.
Mike Gravel
Need to reform unfair trade policies as a strategy for affecting immigration and to stimulate job growth.
Mike Huckabee
Yes. "There is no free trade without fair trade."
Duncan Hunter
No stated position found. Against trade agreements in general.
Dennis Kucinich
Yes. Critic of almost every free trade agreement, wants fair trade policies instead.
John McCain
No stated position found.
Barack Obama
Yes. The U.S. should insist on labor standards and human rights in trade agreements.
Ron Paul
No. Against ILO and against labor laws in trade agreements.
Bill Richardson
Yes. Future agreements should have specific human rights components as law and not as side agreements.
Mitt Romney
No stated position found.
Fred Thompson
Voted to kill an amendment to require future trade agreements to have enforceable standards for worker's rights.