Republicans and [Bush] Administration officials worry that forcing our country to abide by rules set forth by the International Labor Organization would expose what is obvious: workers in this country do not have basic rights... The labor protections being discussed for these deals are aimed at preventing the worse abuses: slave labor, child labor, forced overtime, work performed in unsafe conditions and the attacks against union members. And, yet, Republicans fear that adhering to those basic ILO standards would put employers in the U.S. at risk of running afoul of those very provisions.