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      "date": "1999-11-19",
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      "title": "The World Trade Organization (WTO) Seattle Ministerial Conference",
      "summary": "On November 30th to December 3rd, the highest decision-making body of the World Trade\nOrganization (WTO), called the Ministerial Conference, will meet in Seattle to make broad policy\ndecisions. The key issue for the trade ministers attending the meeting will be to decide on the\nstructure and topics for the agenda of a new round of multilateral trade negotiations. The new round\nwill begin after the Ministerial and might continue for three years. Countries have committed to\ndiscuss agriculture and services trade in the new round. Other items that have been proposed for\ninclusion in the new round or for earlier consideration include tariff reductions, concessions for\ndeveloping countries, labor issues and the environment, and the WTO decision-making process. \nMajor labor, environmental, and consumer interest groups are expected to be present in Seattle to\nargue for more consideration of workers' rights and the environment within the WTO. This report\nprovides a summary background on preparations for the Ministerial and related issues of\ncongressional interest. It will be updated regularly. For more from CRS, see the  Guide to CRS\nProducts  under \"Trade.\"",
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    "Industry and Trade"
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