The Biden administration has made digital trade the centerpiece of its trade negotiations, and the AFL-CIO wants a bigger say in how the USTR's office sets goals in this area, arguing they are too often dictated by big technology companies.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has made digital trade the centerpiece of its trade negotiations, and the AFL-CIO wants a bigger say in how the US Trade Representative’s office sets goals in this area, arguing they are too often dictated by big technology companies.
“To date, US ‘digital trade’ agreements have sought to expand market access for large technology companies by granting broad digital data and intellectual property rights while narrowly constraining the ability of governments to adopt measures to adopt measures to address the economic transformation,” the AFL-CIO said in its plan.
The renegotiated North American free trade deal, which went into effect in 2020, included such provisions, and USTR has sparred in recent years with countries including India over their plans for such policies, arguing that US-based data platforms should be free to operate anywhere in the world. “Corporations shouldn’t dictate the rules of the global digital economy with no regard for working people,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in a statement. “Their drive to monetize data frequently violates crucial privacy rights and exploits workers.”
• Facilitate meaningful oversight of source codes and algorithms to ensure compliance with labor laws. The labor group says automated employee monitoring systems and other AI-enabled tools can undermine workers rights and promote discrimination.
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