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The not-so-hidden cost to “mega” energy deals : the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in East Africa (in conversation with Olivia Costa and Brenda Akankunda)
14-Sep-2022 State of Power
The ECT Secretariat, whose survival depends on continuation of the treaty, continues to lobby these countries to take additional steps towards acceding to the Energy Charter Treaty.
Cheese names under threat in EU free trade negotiations
21-Jun-2022 RNZ
New Zealand is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with the EU, and cheese makers are worried they’re about to be caught in the crossfire.
Fighting for food sovereignty in Kenya and Uganda
20-Sep-2021 Water Savvy Solutions
Special podcast about the implications of free trade for African women, especially from a food sovereignty perspective.
XL pipeline absurd $15 billion NAFTA ISDS claim
7-Aug-2021 Public Citizen
TC Energy expects to get 15 times more money, coming from taxpayers’ pockets, than the asset losses it experienced from the revocation of a permit, that was already denied twice.
Episode 11: The US Kenya FTA part 3 featuring Lori Wallach
27-Nov-2020 Strathmore University
In this third episode of the US Kenya FTA series, we are joined by Dr. Isaac Rutenberg the Director of CIPIT, and Lori Wallach, Head Director and Founder of Global Trade Watch.
The secret tribunal
19-Oct-2020 Drilled
Expert Marcos Orellana walks us through the shadowy arbitration system, the Chevron case in particular, and what it all means for global climate action.
Rethinking trade: Kenya and the environment
6-Oct-2020 Public Citizen
So-called “trade agreements” such as the US-Kenya trade deal have nothing to do with trade. But rather they impose new limits on government regulatory authority.
Africalink on Air: Kenya - US free trade agreement
26-Jun-2020 DW
The East African Trade Network is strongly opposed to the creation of a Free Trade Agreement between United States and Kenya.
Cashing in on the pandemic: How lawyers are preparing to sue states over COVID-19 measures
19-May-2020 TNI
As governments take action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent economic collapse, they could face multi-million dollar lawsuits.
Silent expansion
15-Apr-2020 CEO
Many countries, particularly in the global south, are in the process of joining the Energy Charter Treaty despite the sweeping powers it grants to foreign investors.
In Burkina Faso, the business community is wondering about the AfCFTA
25-Oct-2019 RFI
In Burkina Faso, many businessmen are concerned about the challenges of implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a vast space of more than a billion people.
Interview with Ken Ukaoha
2-May-2019 bilaterals.org
Ken Ukaoha is the president of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) and shares his view on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Uprooted episode 60: The regulatory cooperation council
12-Mar-2019 IATP
Sharon Treat exposes another backdoor to deregulation, the Regulatory Cooperation Council, that exists through NAFTA and is being used by corporate livestock lobbyists to undermine food safety and consumers right to know.
Eating NAFTA: Trade, food policies, and the destruction of Mexico
24-Jan-2019 Real Food Media
In her new book, Alyshia Gálvez exposes how changes in policy following implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have fundamentally altered one of the most basic elements of life in Mexico—food.
In secret
20-Aug-2018 Real World Radio
Organizations denounce that RCEP is moving forward without respecting minimum transparency and public participation standards.
Free trade fantasies: Canada must reject both NAFTA and TPP
5-Feb-2018 Global Research
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has boasted of his commitment to progressive economic, environmental and social policies. At the same time, has been a passionate warrior in his pursuit and defence of so-called ‘free trade’ agreements.
Dalit women: we’re fighting RCEP
6-Nov-2017 bilaterals.org
Dalit people are the poorest people in India and would be among the most affected by RCEP.
PACER Plus signatories urged to examine their commitments
5-Oct-2017 Radio NZ
Pacific countries already signed up to the PACER Plus are being urged to more closely examine their commitments under the deal, including the implications for customary land.
TPP free trade: Much opposition from Canadians
30-Aug-2017 RCI
A public consultation process led by the Canadian government on the Trans-Pacific Partnership yields near total opposition to the deal
NAFTA renegotiation: Will working people continue to get shafted?
29-Aug-2017 Building Bridges
Interview with Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch, and Gisela Perez, lawyer and journalist who works at NGO Derechos Digitales and is a spokesperson of the coalition "Mexico Against NAFTA", composed of more than 30 civil society organizations and trade unions.