3-Jan-2019
Washington Post
Investment treaties with ISDS provisions make it hard to tax foreign firms and worsen human rights and labor practices.
1-Dec-2018
Behind the Numbers
It is unrealistic to expect even the most gold-plated labour provisions in FTAs to redress the vast power imbalance between workers and gigantic, internationally mobile corporations.
18-Oct-2018
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
As part of the Change the Rules campaign, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the broader union movement have raised significant concerns with Labor and the Government about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
16-Oct-2018
Financial Review
The free trade agreement between Australia and Indonesia is in peril after Labor said it would not ratify the deal, or any other FTA in the pipeline, unless provisions allowing the importation of foreign workers and the ability of foreign governments to sue, were stripped out.
12-Oct-2018
Financial Review
Crossbenchers are ramping up pressure on Labor at the 11th hour to reject the
Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, drafting amendments that
would force opposition senators to vote against the party’s policy.
7-Sep-2018
Eurogroup for Animals
Trade and Sustainable Development provisions in EU FTAs remain aspirational and there is no clear trend of improvement.