US Talks With Thailand About Trade Deficit, Pork Exports, Labor
Officials from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and trade officials from Thailand met July 23 to talk about the U.S. review of whether to keep Thailand in the Generalized System of Preferences program. The U.S. is troubled by…
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lack of market access for U.S. pork producers, Thai workers' rights, and the trade deficit in goods. Out of $44.5 billion in two-way goods trade, the U.S. has a $19.3 billion deficit. "The United States raised issues related to agriculture, customs, intellectual property protection and enforcement, and labor," USTR said.