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Colombia: workers, students protest FTA, privatization
13-Apr-2011 WW4 Report
In Colombia’s largest demonstration since President Juan Manuel Santos took office last August, tens of thousands of unionists, students and teachers demonstrated throughout the country on April 7 to protest a free trade agreement with the US and proposed changes in the education system that they say will lead to privatization.
Colombia deal could go to US Congress in weeks
12-Apr-2011 Reuters
The White House could send a free trade pact with Colombia to Congress for approval within weeks now that a bilateral agreement on labor concerns has been reached, a top US official said on Monday.
Ohio’s senators disagree on Colombian trade pact
11-Apr-2011
Sen. Sherrod Brown, a longtime critic of trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, last week assailed the new agreement between the Obama administration and Colombia, charging that "it merely represents another example of Washington being out-of-touch with concerns and values of most Americans."
US business sees trade deals approved by July
8-Apr-2011
A new U.S. deal with Colombia to address longstanding labor concerns should clear the way for Congress to pass three long-stalled free trade agreements by July, industry officials said on Friday.
AFL-CIO remains opposed to Colombia trade deal
7-Apr-2011 AFL CIO
"We have no doubt that if 51 CEOs had been murdered in Colombia last year, this deal would be on a very slow track indeed," says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
USW joins Colombian unions in opposition to proposed FTA
7-Apr-2011 USW
The United Steelworkers is both disappointed and outraged to learn that the Obama Administration has apparently reached an agreement with Colombia over a free trade agreement.
US-Colombia deal on labour rights met with scepticism
7-Apr-2011 IPS
Largely hailed by Republican lawmakers, the preliminary details of the deal, dubbed an "Action Plan for Labour Rights", were received sceptically by some Democrat representatives, while labour and rights groups noted that they lacked breadth, depth, and accountability measures.
Dow applauds progress on US-Colombia free trade agreement
7-Apr-2011 Dow
The agreement will remove 90% of current tariffs assessed to Dow’s more than $200 million in American manufactured goods exported to Colombia.
US, Colombia reach deal on key free trade pact
7-Apr-2011 AP
The United Steelworkers called news of the amended Colombia pact "devastating" and said they, as well as the AFL-CIO, would continue to oppose the deal.
Colombia is said to reach labor deal with US to advance trade agreement
7-Apr-2011 Bloomberg
Colombia and the US may announce a deal as soon as today on measures clearing the way for a stalled free-trade agreement, according to six people familiar with the talks.
Canadian court finalizes Colombia free trade deal
6-Apr-2011 NAFB
Last week, Canada’s Constitutional Court gave the go-ahead to place into effect a free trade agreement between Canada and Colombia. The agreement could take effect as soon as July 1.
Colombian minister in France to push EU trade deal
6-Apr-2011 Colombia Reports
Colombia’s social protection minister has met with members of the European Parliament to explain his country’s advances in human rights issues as it pertains to the pending free trade agreement between Colombia and the EU, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday.
US close to deal with Colombia on trade pact
6-Apr-2011
The Obama administration has resolved the remaining barriers to a free-trade agreement with Colombia and expects to announce a deal by the end of the week, according to people briefed on the process.
Mexico on verge of ratifying expanded FTA with Colombia
4-Apr-2011 EFE
Mexico is close to ratifying an expanded free-trade deal with Colombia after three Senate committees gave the green light for the agreement, while progress is also being made in negotiations on a separate free-trade accord with Peru, Economy Secretary Bruno Ferrari said.
Why only the US-Colombia FTA gets so much press
30-Mar-2011 Colombia Reports
The FTA is seen as a prize to be won for Colombia — a favor from the US government.
Colombia and Peru closer to implementing the free trade agreement with the EU
28-Mar-2011 MercoPress
Negotiators from the European Union, Colombia and Peru have signed the final texts on an association agreement with a free trade chapter designed to increase commerce between the Andean countries and the European bloc, it was reported Friday.
EU-Colombia-Peru FTA (2011)
27-Mar-2011 EC
As initialled in Brussels on 24 March 2011
Negotiators initial trade agreement between the EU, Colombia and Peru.
27-Mar-2011 EC
The initialling will be followed by the process of translation, signature and adoption of this agreement so that it can enter into force as soon as possible for all parties.
NGOs urge EU to strike down Colombia trade deal
19-Mar-2011 Colombia Reports
More than 200 non-governmental organizations sign a manifesto calling on the European Union to strike down its free trade agreement with Colombia, EFE reported Wednesday.
HRW celebra iniciativa para vincular TLC con Colombia a derechos humanos
18-Mar-2011 EFE
El grupo de defensa de los derechos humanos Human Rights Watch celebró hoy la iniciativa presentada por seis miembros del Congreso de EE.UU. para vincular la ratificación del TLC con Colombia a mejoras en los estándares de derechos humanos.