Not only do 9-in-10 Americans in a recent World Public Opinion poll favor requiring minimum labor standards in international trade agreements, but so do the majority of respondents in nine other countries. The poll found that even in the developing countries of China, India, Thailand and the Philippines, where minimum labor standards have been generally opposed by their governments, the majority of respondents favored minimum requirements for working conditions.

The poll also found that the majority of respondents supported including minimum standards for environmental protection in international trade agreements in all countries except the Philippines (48 percent).

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