How will the FTAA promote labour conditions, democracy and human rights?
• The FTAA is an integral component of the Summit of the Americas process. The FTAA process directly reinforces and complements the objectives of the Summit, including by helping to raise living standards and improve working conditions in the Hemisphere. • Canada has been at the forefront of addressing social issues in tandem with trade liberalization, for example through our positive experience with agreements on labour and environment alongside free trade agreements such as the NAFTA and Canada Chile. These models are relevant to the FTAA process. • Canada is of the view that there is a relationship between the FTAA and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and is considering ways to give this relationship effect.
