From the movements
Social organizations in Panama and international allies are promoting a petition demanding that the government reject negotiations with the mining company First Quantum
Social organizations in Panama are promoting a petition to the Panamanian government, urging President José Raúl Mulino to reject any negotiations with First Quantum Minerals to reopen the Cobre Panamá mine, whose contract was declared unconstitutional by Panama’s Supreme Court in 2023.
What’s at stake in calls for revamping India’s BIT framework
Instead of relying on an investment treaty-based approach and weakening the 2015 Model BIT framework, India should initiate domestic policy reforms such as strengthening the rule of law.
Stop the “modernised” global and free trade agreement between the European Union and Mexico
We, the civil society organisations who have signed this letter, are writing to the political leaders of Mexico and the European Union to urge them not to ratify either the “modernised” Free Trade Agreement.
UK trade deal with Gulf turns a blind eye to human rights abuses, say campaigners
The deal locks the UK into deeper commercial ties with some of the most repressive governments in the world, for economic gains so marginal they barely register.
Big Tech’s digital trade agenda is a danger for farmers and food systems
Criticism against Big Tech’s digital crusade is growing, along with demands for greater regulation. Yet, through underhand tactics such as trade deals, tech companies are blocking reform.
