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Critic: TPP deal has ‘exclusions up the wazoo’
9-Nov-2015 Politico
The exceptions, laid out in multiple annexes and embedded in various chapters of the 1,000-page-plus Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, range from obscure provisions to controversial measures
Lessons from NAFTA for the TPP
21-Oct-2015 SUNS
There are many lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that are relevant to the current debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
National politics put trade talks under pressure
29-Sep-2015 Nikkei Asian Review
While domestic political schedules are making it imperative for the U.S., Japan and Canada to wrap up a historic trans-Pacific trade pact, New Zealand and Mexico appear intent on prolonging the talks to extract the best concessions possible.
Auto parts differences between Japan, U.S. and others seen clouding prospects for next TPP ministerial talks
14-Sep-2015 The Japan Times
The 12 countries taking part in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are likely to face difficulties in arranging a ministerial meeting as Japan, the United States and others were unable to narrow the gap over the automotive sector in recent working-level talks.
NAFTA impact: your Oreo cookies made in Mexico, not Chicago
10-Sep-2015 People’s World
Starting soon, as a result of the firm’s drive for higher profits and lower wages, your Oreo cookies will be made in Mexico, not Chicago. And it’s all thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Disastrous TPP being pushed to wrap up by mid September
25-Aug-2015 Economy in Crisis
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not dead. Even though talks failed last month in Hawaii and the 12 countries couldn’t come to an agreement, the last few legislative days left are being used up wisely.
Mexico car makers seek 50% regional content in TPP trade deal
18-Aug-2015
A 12-nation Pacific trading bloc must guarantee that half the content of cars is locally made within the group, and be close to that for auto parts, according to top Mexican auto industry officials, as negotiators seek to bring the talks to a close.
US excludes Canada, Mexico from TPP auto negotiations
5-Aug-2015 The Globe and Mail
Canada and Mexico are joining forces to try and break a major logjam over Japanese autos at the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks while the United States had already cut a deal with Japan
Obama seeks to fast track TTIP
7-Jul-2015 Left Foot Forward
Unions such as Unite and the United Steelworkers in the US and Canada have warned that their hard fought for and cherished social, employment rights and sectoral collective bargaining system may be undermined by new trade deals.
Valle de San Quintín labourers: a reflection of shame and demands for justice
13-Jun-2015 Alai Net
San Quintín is a credible, contemporary sample of the different processes that make up the contemporary system of labour exploitation
PH eyes 3 more bilateral agreements
28-May-2015 Rappler
The Philippines plans to forge bilateral agreements with Mexico, Chile and Canada, after the countries started last week exploration talks aimed at further strengthening their trade and economic relations.
Challenges and opportunities for EU-Mexico trade relations
27-May-2015 Katoikos
In early May, the Brussels think tank CEPS and the Spanish bank BBVA organised a meeting between high-level representatives from the EU and Mexico aiming to review the EU-Mexico trade relationship
Europe, Mexico to seek new trade pact to deepen North American ties
11-May-2015 Reuters
The European Union and Mexico will launch negotiations towards a new free-trade agreement later this year, as Europe seeks to tie its economy closer to North America following a deal with Canada and efforts to sign an accord with the United States.
EU-Mexico free trade agreement to be upgraded
11-May-2015 RTT
The European Union and Mexico announced the joint intention to upgrade the EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.
Mexican Senate proposes FTA with Cuba
17-Apr-2015 Tax-News.com
Mexico’s Senate has urged the Government to boost economic relations with Cuba, with a view to the possible signing of a free trade agreement (FTA).
The free trade treaty that destroyed Mexico
15-Apr-2015 El Ciudadano
Mexico is the clearest example of the consequences treaties could have on the economic, political and financial life of a nation and its society.
Free trade and Mexico’s junk food epidemic
10-Apr-2015 GRAIN
Food companies are infiltrating, inundating and taking over traditional food distribution channels and replacing local foods with cheap, processed junk foods. Free trade and investment agreements have been critical to their success.
NAFTA increased mass migration to the United States
26-Mar-2015 Criterio
After Mexico, the United States and Canada signed the FTA, in the agricultural sector alone five million workers lost their jobs in Mexico and they were forced to migrate.
Time for Menendez to stand against TPP for the sake of Latinos nationwide
11-Mar-2015 Roll Call
The TPP would displace 1.2 million workers across Mexico and the Caribbean and nearly 170,000 in the US, according to Mary O’Rourke, an industry analyst.
Mexico says Pacific free trade deal ’feasible’ in mid-March
23-Jan-2015 Reuters
A deal on a 12-nation Asia-Pacific trade pact could be concluded in mid-March, Mexico’s economy minister, Ildefonso Guajardo, said on Thursday.