News from the movements

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  19-Mar-2019 Forum against FTAs

  Manifesto for trade justice

  We need an alternative regional approach, not only in South Asia but the Asia Pacific region, which does not push so- called ‘free trade’ and investors’ rights at the cost of lives and livelihoods of people, and the life of the planet.
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  18-Mar-2019 Revista de Frente

  Chile: Avanza el voto “NO al TPP” en Cámara de Diputados

  Las organizaciones que en todo el país finalmente logramos incorporar en el debate de las redes sociales el tema del TPP y emplazar a los parlamentarios a definirse.
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  18-Mar-2019 Daily Times

  CPEC and Gwadar fishermen

  A component of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor would prevent fishermen from fishing on Gwadar’s eastern port, which had been the only source of income for centuries. The Fishermen Alliance has announced that its protests will continue.

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  15-Mar-2019

  Surat terbuka Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil Indonesia untuk Keadilan Ekonomi kepada DPR RI untuk menghentikan proses ratifikasi dan perundingan FTA menjelang pemilu 2019

  Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil mendesak DPR RI untuk menunda proses ratifikasi maupun perundingan perjanjian perdagangan dan investasi internasional menjelang pemilu 2019
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  14-Mar-2019 SOMO

  Open for business. How corporate lobbyist influence the EU-Indonesia trade negotiations

  Internal documents from the European Commission reveal that corporate lobbyists have privileged access to the EU trade officials, allowing them to influence the course of the negotiations EU-Indonesia.
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  13-Mar-2019 Chile Mejor sin TLC

  Chile: Movimientos ciudadanos logran detener discusión del TPP-11 en la Cámara de Diputados

  Organizaciones de Chile Mejor sin TLC, líderes de comunidades indígenas y movimientos ambientalistas persuadieron a los parlamentarios, logrando que todo el Frente Amplio, el Partido Comunista, sectores del PS, el PPD y algunos diputados de RN se alinearan para rechazar el Acuerdo.
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  12-Mar-2019 Friends of the Earth Europe

  No palm oil in the EU-Indonesia trade and investment agreement

  Friends of the Earth and Walhi urge palm oil must be excluded from trade negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union.
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  8-Mar-2019 Via Campesina

  India: Peasant movements to scrutinise and expose the dangers of RCEP trade agreement

  Several prominent peasant movements in India are holding a ‘National level consultation on the Impact of RCEP and other tree trade agreements on farmers and farming in India’ on 13th March in New Delhi.