Nous, syndicats, organismes et associations signataires appelons nos responsables politiques à interrompre immédiatement les négociations en cours pour la signature d’un accord de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne (UE) et le Canada.

We, the undersigned unions and civil society organizations, ask our political leaders to stopimmediately the current negotiations for a free-trade agreement between the European Union and Canada.

This agreement, called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), would
encourage the privatization of the public sector, weaken and prevent social, health and
environmental regulations, and protect even more investors’ rights at the expense of democratic rights.

Japanese farmers groups submitted 11.67 million signatures to the government Monday on a petition opposing Japan’s participation in trade liberalization talks with other Pacific Rim countries.

Por la defensa de la Soberanía y la Autonomía Alimentaria de nuestros pueblos, en la toma de desiciones sobre su Territorio y Terriotorialidad. Comunicado de las organizaciones campesinas colombianas reunidas en Duitama, los días 18, 19 y 20 de octubre de 2011, frente al Foro sobre la economía campesina de la FAO en Roma.

Thousands of Japanese farmers marched through central Tokyo on Wednesday to push the government not to join a regional free trade pact that will likely hit the nation’s small farmers.

Terry Boehm, president of Canada’s National Farmers Union, says this agreement is not about trade, it’s about a fundamental restructuring of the role of governments and their ability to act in the public’s interest.

Agricultural and medical groups in Japan have held rallies to oppose the country’s participation in the talks for a free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region.

US labor union United Steelworkers sent Hillary Clinton an "emergency alert" Friday warning Secretary of State that Colombian unionists are under an "elevated threat" after Washington approved a free trade deal between the two countries.

La Autoridad Nacional Indígena de Colombia ONIC, se pronuncia frente a la aprobación del TLC entre Colombia con los EE.UU.

Despite the secrecy, there are some intrepid souls who are mounting opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership. Interview with one of them, Jane Kelsey, a professor of law at the University of Auckland and long-term academic activist in the area of free trade and investment agreements.

"In light of threats from FTAs and TPP, we call on our governments to completely reject the attempts to conclude the upcoming agreements and to stop the implentation of the previous FTAs."

Eight civil society groups have released a platform on the intellectual property and health content of the Trans Pacific Partnership. The platform calls ex-officio border measures “inappropriate,” rejects a “one size fits all” regime for patent validity, and warns against using the suggested retail price or rightholder-submitted measurements of value in the determination of damages for IP infringement.

Une vingtaine d’organisations canadiennes et européennes de la société civile ont transporté lundi un cheval de Troie de cinq mètres aux portes du parlement canadien à Ottawa afin de protester contre le projet d’accord de libre-échange Canada-Union européenne.

Organizers held a teach-in at Occupy Wall Street on Monday about "free trade agreements" with Colombia, Panama and South Korea now pending in Congress that will expand the market for national corporations and financial corporations from the United States.

Protesters on Tuesday interrupted a U.S. Senate Finance Committee vote on free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, forcing the committee to briefly delay the committee meeting.

Unos 600.000 trabajadores del sector público y estudiantes universitarios en Colombia salieron a las calles el viernes como parte de una huelga de 24 horas para protestar contra un acuerdo de libre comercio con Estados Unidos que está cerca de su aprobación definitiva en Washington.

The US Republican-dominated Congress appears likely to approve the agreement, which makes it more vital than ever to press MEPs not to ratify the EU-Colombia FTA.

El deterioro de las condiciones laborales, la privatización de activos públicos y de la educación y los abusos de los inversionistas extranjeros son justamente el tipo de políticas que serán profundizadas con estos TLC por lo tanto debemos levantar una fuerte voz de rechazo.

Se congregaron frente al Capitolio para rechazar los tratados de libre comercio con Colombia, Panamá y Corea del Sur. Informe de la corresponsal de Noticias Caracol en Washington.

Actos y movilizaciones populares en Europa. Piden sea declarado mixto y que haya debate en los parlamentos nacionales.