Trade Agreements
List and Status of US Free Trade Agreements
US-Colombia FTA -
Talks for the U.S.-Colombia FTA concluded February 27, 2006, however this controversial FTA has yet to be voted on in the U.S. Congress.
Changes to the labor and environmental provisions made in May 2007 to ensure broader support for the deal are insufficient not only because of the extreme situation in Colombia, but also because the model itself is flawed. 
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NAFTA - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), between Canada, Mexico, and the United States, went into effect in 1994 and created the largest free trade zone in the world. NAFTA promised to increase the competitiveness of the region in relation to the rest of the world and increase jobs and prosperity in all three nations, but the evidence points to the contrary.
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WTO - The World Trade Organization (WTO), established in 1995 as the successor to the 1948 General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT), administers trade agreements, provides a forum for trade negotiations, and monitors national trade policies for the 147 member countries. The overall aim of the WTO is to reach a single framework of rules for trade and "trade-related" activities.
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CAFTA - The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA or otherwise known as DR-CAFTA)
passed Congress July 2005 by a 217-215 margin, between the U.S. and five Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua ) and the Dominican Republic. Like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), CAFTA will do more than just eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between those countries.
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US-Peru FTA - The U.S.-Peru FTA passed Congress November 8, 2007
by a 285 to 132 margin.
is yet another manifestation of the “one-size-fits-all” model that does not live up to the principles of trade justice. During the debate, Congress members repeated the stale rhetoric about finally leveling the playing field with Peru—a country where half the population earns the minimum wage of $3.60 a day.
US-SACU FTA - The United States-South Africa Customs Union free trade area (US-SACU FTA) negotiations began in June 2003 to create the first US free trade area in Africa. April 18, 2006 was the latest failed attempt to revive the negotiations. The SACU countries once again rejected the U.S. “one-size-fits-all” model inappropriate for a region facing the AIDS pandemic and grinding poverty. The South African Customs Union is one of the oldest trading blocks that originated in 1889 and includes Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
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FTAA - The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is a proposed ambitious trade agreement between all 34 countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean (except Cuba). The FTAA is an attempted expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would establish the world's largest free-trade bloc.
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