RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)

Women farmers take out rally to oppose RCEP free trade agreement

24-Jul-2017 Social Post

Women from different parts of India marched along with other marginalised communities to protest the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the mega Free Trade Agreement which is currently being negotiated in India.

ASEAN Parliamentarians call for a focus on rights in regional trade talks

24-Jul-2017 Asian Tribune

Officials from ASEAN member states and other countries meeting in India this week for negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should take steps to ensure that the trade deal safeguards human rights, Southeast Asian lawmakers said today.

Protests commence before global ASEAN meet

24-Jul-2017 The Hindu

Meet witnesses fiery speeches from grassroots workers.

RCEP: India Inc. against quick elimination of duties

24-Jul-2017 The Hindu

Fears, including of surge in imports from China, to be conveyed to government on July 25

FTAs loaded against Third World, says researcher

23-Jul-2017

The Andhra Pradesh government will have to pay up $ 44.71 million in damages if it loses the case in the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) for cancellation of an agreement with UAE-based company Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA).

Who benefits from RCEP - the world’s largest free trade agreement?

21-Jul-2017 Newsclick

This video highlights various critical aspects of RCEPs corporate agenda.

E-com: RCEP nations start detailed talks

20-Jul-2017 The Hindu

Source code disclosure ‘curb,’ a worry.

Why India should rethink its approach to RCEP negotiations

20-Jul-2017 Madhyam

Before expanding global footprint through FTAs, India must put its own house in order by strengthening the domestic productive capacities and mobilizing resources to improve the physical and social infrastructure.

Cold reception to RCEP as people’s resistance consolidates

19-Jul-2017

At a press conference held today in New Delhi, researchers and academics expressed concern about the likely impact of RCEP on areas like agriculture, services, access to medicines, investment and e-commerce, flagging the growing popular rejection of this mega-regional FTA

Show support for people’s protest at RCEP talks in India

19-Jul-2017 AFTINET

Support farmers, workers and communities protesting TPP-like proposals on seeds, medicines, services and corporate powers to sur governments in Hyderabad!

People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP

18-Jul-2017

Trading health through IPR, patents

17-Jul-2017 Deccan Herald

Trade agreements between countries have a perceivable impact on access to medicines as a result of changes in patent and other national laws in different countries.

Call for solidarity and participation! People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP

15-Jul-2017 Focus on the Global South

22-26 July 2017. Hyderabad, India.

’Don’t make decisions about us, without us’

13-Jul-2017 Al Jazeera

Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them!

No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights

13-Jul-2017 APWLD

The ’No RCEP’ campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement

PH bats for conclusion of 2 major ASEAN FTA deals

12-Jul-2017 Manila Bulletin

The Philippines, which chairs ASEAN this year, is looking at the conclusion of two major free trade deals – ASEAN-Hong Kong and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

Foreign investment: big slogan and bigger worries

8-Jul-2017 NDTV India

What can India do at the level of trade and diplomacy to deal with RCEP

Investing in alternative dispute settlement

3-Jul-2017 Madhyam

Governments at the Centre and in the States must urgently invest in building their own capacity to handle the new generation of international investment arbitration.