Trade Cases
November 20, 2022
Leibowitz: Thoughts About Worker-Centered Trade Policy
Written by Lewis Leibowitz
The Biden administration has, from its early days, presented a “worker-centered” trade policy. Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative (USTR), has used that term consistently. What does that mean exactly?
The “worker-centered” narrative includes, as is common in most policy debates, addressing the disparate impact on minorities and the disadvantaged. When a factory closes, those worst off tend to suffer more than the well off. The favorite target is cheap imports from developing countries featuring low wages and inferior worker rights.
