TUC issues workers’ rights warning over post-Brexit trade deals
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#60TRQ)
Exclusive: Union organisation says ministers in talks with 13 countries with poor track record
Ministers have been accused of pushing for post-Brexit trade deals with more than a dozen countries around the world that do not guarantee workers' rights or systematically violate employee protections.
The Trades Union Congress said ministers were in active talks with 13 nations with a worrying track record on employment rights, including Brazil, Burundi, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to secure trade deals after leaving the EU.
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