Biden, Lula Launch Partnership to Improve Conditions for Workers
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Joe Biden, right, with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, launched an initiative to improve labor conditions in their countries, as the US looks to bolster ties with its South American neighbor.
“Over the last few days, the nations of the world have talked about climate change, sustainable development, food security, economic resilience. We know our progress on these challenges depends on our workers,” Biden said Wednesday at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. “We have to empower them.”