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Sri Lanka studies feasibility of joining TPP
22-Dec-2015 Economy Next
Sri Lanka’s Institute of Policy Studies has started to study the feasibility of joining the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Big Pharma rewarded as drug prices keep soaring
22-Dec-2015 The Tyee
The escalation in patent protections is set to occur just as drug prices hit all-time highs in Canada and pharmaceutical investment in research and development sinks to decade-long lows.
TPP ratification process grinding to a halt as Canada launches ’widespread consultations’ on the deal
18-Dec-2015 Tech Dirt
In Canada, the government there makes good on its promise to consult the public on the deal. TPP may be done, but it’s by no means dusted.
China steps up push for more free-trade pacts to counter US-led TPP
18-Dec-2015 South China Morning Post
China has laid out a road map in its quest for free-trade agreements, pledging to reach deals with most of its neighbours and to further open up its own markets.
2015: a year in review on trade and the environment
18-Dec-2015 Huffington Post
In 2015, new trade and investment cases, leaks and texts all demonstrated how trade rules present a significant threat to our environment and climate.
How the TPP perpetuates the mistakes of the DMCA
18-Dec-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The TPP fails to adequately protect rights to freedom of expression and is likely only to perpetuate the unintended consequences that users have suffered under more than 15 years under the broken DMCA.
’Copyright cops’ activated under TPPA
17-Dec-2015 Berita
Internet Service Providers will be able to police anyone with Internet connection in an effort to protect copyright holders, after the TPPA comes into effect.
Omnibus bill shows trade deals can, in fact, rewrite U.S. laws
17-Dec-2015 Huffington Post
A short provision will remove labels telling consumers where their beef and pork comes from, but it will reveal something else.
The TPPA provides for illegal GMO contamination of our food
16-Dec-2015 TWN
Provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement provide for the contamination of our food supply with unapproved and illegal genetically modified organisms.
TPP a gift to plutocrats? Canada’s Trade Minister wrote the book on them
14-Dec-2015 The Tyee
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will accelerate the gap between rich and poor by protecting corporations’ interests over those of workers and governments.
Canadian companies behaving badly
11-Dec-2015 Now
Mining sins in poor countries are likely to get worse under Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Honduras and CAFTA show us one of the key reasons why TPP should be opposed
11-Dec-2015 AFL-CIO
What labor complaints seek is not “dispute settlement” but freedom and rights for workers. CAFTA has not yet achieved this in Honduras.
How the TPP will affect you and your digital rights
9-Dec-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
By excluding a large sector of communities—like security researchers, artists, libraries, and user rights groups—trade negotiators skewed the priorities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) towards major tech companies and copyright industries.
Call to action: Protect human rights, Stop TPP! on Dec10
5-Dec-2015
Join the action on 10 December 2015, International Human Rights Day
Pakatan Harapan MPs seek AG’s advice on constitutionality of TPPA agreement
4-Dec-2015 The Malaysian Insider
Four lawmakers today wrote a letter to the Attorney-General seeking clarification whether the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is in line with the spirit of the Federal Constitution.
Lessons to learn from TPP: What the EU shouldn’t do in TTIP
3-Dec-2015 BEUC
Although TPP seems a remote issue, it could have a direct impact on EU consumers.
The TPP state of play: How we defeat the largest trade deal in history
3-Dec-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
Now that the TPP’s approval and ratification in the United States is on the horizon, here’s what you need to know about what’s going on and what’s to come. This state of play will be useful as we work to defend our digital rights against the largest trade deal in history.
A dirty deal: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens our climate
3-Dec-2015 Sierra Club
In its more than 6,000 pages of binding rules, the deal fails to even mention the words “climate change”—a clear sign it is not “a 21st-century trade agreement,” as some have claimed.
TPP mitigation must be effective
1-Dec-2015 The Japan Times
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration unveiled an outline of measures to help domestic industries cope with the effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Will the TPP free trade agreement have a negative effect on Thailand?
1-Dec-2015 Asian Correspondent
The conclusions of TPP: What is next for Thailand?