US senators protest World Bank's use of "Doing Business" to attack labor standards


Update US senators protest World Bank's use of "Doing Business" to attack labor standards 27 October 2006 A letter sent to World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz on Friday by six members of the United States Senate objects to the Bank's Doing Business publication because it "appears to discourage countries from upholding established standards of worker rights as set by the ILO." Letter to Wolfowitz from US Senators about Doing Business Report, October 13, 2006 (Acrobat PDF 553 KB) Find out more Peter Bakvis ICFTU/ Global Unions - Washington Office Phone: 202-463-8572 E-mail: See also World Bank (IBRD & IDA) U.S. Government Oversight Print this page Email this page		Search Regions Africa Asia Europe/Central Asia Latin America Middle East and North Africa Institutions AfDB ADB Bank of the South EBRD IDB IFC IMF MIGA World Bank Key Issues Accountability Debt Energy & Extractive Industries Environmental & Social Policies IFI Governance Infrastructure Trade Transparency U.S. Government Oversight Stay Informed! Sign up for our e-newsletters. Sign up

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