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    :: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 ::

    The Australian: US union allegations over sweatshops By Stefanie Balogh
    THE powerful US peak trade union body has told the US Labour Department Australia is rife with child workers and sweatshops, and routinely breaches international labour standards.
    The AFL-CIO submission is part of a campaign with the ACTU to scuttle the proposed US-Australian free trade agreement unless 'deficiencies' in Australia's industrial laws are addressed.
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