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TLC
Conflict Worsens
Costa Rican union leaders are
predicting hard days ahead if
president-elect Oscar Arias
insists on boosting the Cental
America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
or as it is known locally, the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC),
with the Unites States.
Arias, who was also president in
1986-1990 has said that he will
not give up in pushing the TLC
ahead, and showed himself
convinced that realization of
that bilateral agreement must
happen at any cost.
Meanwhile, social organizations
and public sector unions are
insisting on taking to the
streets if the TLC, which is
considered an attack against
national sovereignty, is
negotiated and approved behind
the people´s back.
Several state institution heads,
like Pablo Cob of the Instituto
Costarricence de Electricidad
(ICE) are in favour of the TLC,
as well as other supporters who
have been making public pitches
for the approval since Arias was
confirmed winner of the
presidential elections.
Television and print ads have
been surfacing again, all
promoting the benefits to Costa
Ricans of the TLC.
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