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10-Dec-2020 TNI

How a trade agreement with the EU could devastate the Tunisian economy.

The EU-Mercosur agreement: increasing pesticide use and GMOs, and undermining healthy food production and standards

8-Dec-2020 IATP

The EU-Mercosur agreement is inconsistent with the EU’s recently announced Farm-to-Fork Strategy, which aims to dramatically reduce pesticide use and completely ban any residue on food of pesticides not registered for use in the EU.

Open letter from climate leaders and scientists to signatories of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)

8-Dec-2020 End Fossil Protection

Withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty because it impedes the transition to clean energy.

New report: The EU ignores its own court on conflict trade

3-Dec-2020 WSRW

The report shows the efforts that the EU is taking to politically undercut the ruling of EU Court of Justice that prevented products from occupied Western Sahara from being part of EU’s trade agreements with Morocco.

Human rights, environment and climate protection before profits

25-Nov-2020 S2B Network

Three principles to reshape trade and investment to overcome the crisis.

OPL245 scandal: Coalition urges World Bank group not to protect oil giants

23-Nov-2020 Premium Times

The groups said they are concerned about the ICSID’s long-standing failure to promulgate clear rules for addressing cases where corruption has been alleged.

EPAs, the height of the European Commission’s foolishness in perpetuating the colonisation of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by shooting itself in the foot

20-Nov-2020 SOL

The imposition of Economic Partnership Agreements to ACP countries, where 94% of the population is concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, is based on a series of 12 lies.

As the Amazon faces its greatest threat yet, Canada can reject free trade deal with Brazil

20-Nov-2020 The Hill Times

This is about survival: scientists warn that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point beyond, which the rainforest cannot sustain itself. If that happens, there would be a massive die-off of plant and animal species.

RCEP, a threat to our rights - POP

18-Nov-2020 People Over Profit

RCEP is a threat to people’s rights. Thus, it is imperative that the people push back the neoliberal narrative of RCEP and confront the corporate dictates over economic and political policies.

What is RCEP and why are Trade Unions in the Asia-Pacific Region concerned about It?

18-Nov-2020 News Click

Even as the new agreement between ASEAN nations and its free trade partners establishes the largest trading bloc in the world, it is vehemently being opposed by labor unions, trade justice groups and women’s movements

Trade agreements as door-openers

16-Nov-2020 D+C

Bilateral trade agreements often act as door-openers for the manufactured products of multinational food companies. Milk powder with vegetable fat is an example.

Women’s rights groups angered on decision to sign RCEP

15-Nov-2020 APWLD

Women’s movement from Asia and the Pacific is angered by the decision of ASEAN and its five trading partners to sign RCEP. The trade agreement will cover 30% of the world’s population and women farmers, women workers and women-led small enterprises will be the worst hit from this trade agreement.

Fears world’s biggest trade deal could spark conflicts, hurt farmers

13-Nov-2020 Thomson Reuters Foundation News

An Asia-Pacific trade deal backed by China could hurt small scale farmers, cause more land conflicts, and leave workers in poorer nations without protection as they struggle to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, human rights groups said on Friday.

RCEP will impact the future of developing countries

13-Nov-2020 Indonesia for Global Justice

In a webinar held on 10th November, economic experts, business owners, civil society organisations and parliamentarians expressed their concerns about RCEP, a mega free trade agreement which is likely to be signed on November 15, 2020.

Women’s movement across Asia and the Pacific demand #NoRCEP

13-Nov-2020 APWLD

As the 10 ASEAN countries and their 5 trading partners get ready to sign the anti-people trade deal, the countries must conduct social and human rights impact analysis on RCEP before signing or ratifying it.

Greenpeace Africa petitions CS on plastic deal in Kenya–US trade talks

12-Nov-2020 The Star

The Kenyan Trade Cabinet received a 20,000–strong petition calling on her to take a strong stand against any influence by the American Chemistry Council, which Greenpeace said is keen to secure market for the US plastic industry.

Labour unions in Asia Pacific condemn RCEP deal

12-Nov-2020 Trade Justice Unions

Labour unions in Asia Pacific condemn this outcome and will continue working with our affiliates and allies to intervene in the enactment, ratification and implementation process of RCEP.

Open letter regarding the economic impacts of the EU-Mercosur agreement

9-Nov-2020 S2B Network

We, the undersigning economists, consider it important to inform the public that the economic models used to calculate those ostensible gains are inadequate for assessing the social and environmental impacts of this agreement.