TPPA Campaign: Don’t trade away health, labour, cultural and environmental policies
Australia Fair Trade and Investment Network
TPPA Campaign: Don’t trade away health, labour, cultural and environmental policies
More than thirty Australian unions and community groups have asked the Trade Minister to safeguard the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian local content in media, regulation of GE food, regulation of foreign investment and industry policies that support local employment in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations which started on Monday March 15 in Melbourne. A second round of negotiations will commence in the US on June 14.
New Community Education Leaflet
On Wednesday 16th June 2010, in the Jubilee Room of NSW Parliament House, AFTINET held a successful public meeting to launch our new publication, a community education leaflet about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) called:
“Resurrecting the US Free Trade Agreement: what US business wants from the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement and what we can do about it”.
An electronic copy of the leaflet is available for download by following this link.
AFTINET will be mailing a copy to each member. AFTINET is able to supply bulk copies of the leaflet but will need you to cover the postage costs. If you wish to order bulk copies please download an order form by following this link or call AFTINET on 02 9212 7242.
Our speakers at the launch were Dr Kyla Tienhaara on Investor-State Dispute processes, Dr Con Costa on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Public Health, Laura Kelly on GE Labeling and Paul Bastian on Workers Rights. Transcripts/papers were possible will be available as soon as possible from the AFTINET website.
Our Campaign has gained some media attention: follow this link to read them.
Follow this link to the joint statement page.
We are campaigning to prevent these health, cultural and environmental policies from being traded away.
Get Involved and Stay in Touch – check back regularly and follow the link below to find out more about the campaign and what actions you can take.
Follow this link to our TPPA Campaign Page
By following this link you can now Send an Email to Stephen Smith
To Download the Joint Statement select this link and the Media Release follow this link
AFTINET | Phone: 02 9212 7242 | Fax: 02 9211 1407
Level 3, Suite 3B, 110 Kippax St Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia
Email: campaign[at]aftinet.org.au
Source URL: http://aftinet.org.au/cms/news
