koreaherald.co.kr — About 40,000 police forces will be deployed. Seoul and Washington have held four rounds of discussions so far on the proposed FTA. The two governments are aiming to conclude the FTA talks by March 2007 so as to meet the July 2007 expiration of the current U.S. administration's Trade Promotion Authority. The talks are facing strong criticism.
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peppermintpigNov 21, 2006
Unions VS Government = Bleh. Unions being the lesser of two evils do good by fighting the so-called free trade agreement..."Seoul and Washington have held four rounds of discussions so far on the proposed FTA."It's not free trade if you need to hold several meetings on the matter to work out the 'details'. I'm not sure unions would be for ACTUAL free trade, though."The Korean Teachers and Education Workers' Union has been protesting against government plans to implement a new teachers' assessment system."The best accountability is between parents and teachers. If you're a bad teacher, then you should be paid, or not paid according to your ability to acquire students and educate them.