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Mexico’s landslide election: A labor perspective
12-Jul-2018 The Action Network
Trade justice alliance webinar on Sunday 15 July
EU Parliament questions US compliance with data privacy shield, calls for suspension
12-Jul-2018 ICTSD
The European Parliament adopted a resolution to suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement, saying the US’ compliance efforts to date “fail to provide enough data protection for EU citizens.”
Nigeria’s President Buhari says will soon sign up to African free-trade agreement
12-Jul-2018 Reuters
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said the country will sign up soon to a $3 trillion African free-trade agreement.
The separation of migrant families: cruelty as a migration policy
12-Jul-2018 Alainet
In an accentuated anti-immigrant context of clear criminalization of Central Americans and Mexicans without migratory documents in their attempt to enter the US, measures on the separation of thousands of families (most of them from Central America) are the new face of the racist nationalism of the American government and its current president.
RCEP: India must uphold peoples’ rights and welfare
11-Jul-2018 APRN
Joining the RCEP would definitely have economic, social and environmental costs for India. Threats to the livelihoods of millions of farmers and workers due to cheaper imports are real and present danger.
Should Canada scrap its supply management system? No
11-Jul-2018 Toronto Star
In the current talks to renegotiate NAFTA, the US is demanding a significant increase in access to Canadian agricultural markets and the phasing out of tariffs. Effectively, this would mean the end of supply management.
Could EU-Indonesia free trade deal end palm oil conundrum?
11-Jul-2018 Euractiv
As a new round of free trade negotiations between the European Union and Indonesia begins in Brussels, improving forest governance should be central to any agreement.
Lana Payne: Trading away the potential for stronger labour rights
11-Jul-2018 The Telegram
With all the talk of demanding labour rights under NAFTA that are progressive and enforceable, it begs the question: what happened to demanding those rights when negotiating the new Trans-Pacific trade deal?
Singapore to push for quick EU ratification of free trade deal
11-Jul-2018 Channel News Asia
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing is expected to push for the speedy ratification of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement when he meets with his EU counterparts.
China, Estonia agree to boost Belt and Road cooperation
11-Jul-2018 Xinhua
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with his Estonian counterpart, Juri Ratas, and the two sides pledged to enhance cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Sri Lanka to begin FTA talks, strategic economic partnership as Thailand PM visits
10-Jul-2018 Economy Next
Sri Lanka is expecting to ink a deal on a strategic economic partnership with Thailand on July 12, including initial talks on a free trade agreement.
Bid to explore Fiji-PNG free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Fiji Times
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says he would like to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement between Fiji and PNG.
India, South Korea agree on early reduction of tariffs on 11 items
10-Jul-2018 The Hindu
India and South Korea have agreed to reduce tariffs on 11 items as part of the on-going negotiations for upgrading the existing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
PH, US renew interest in exploring free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Manila Bulletin
The US wants to involve the Philippines’ agricultural products such as rice, meat and poultry and intellectual property rights. Washington also wants the Philippines to have an open and competitive market for electronic payment (e-payment) services.
Sustainable trade? Testing the EU-Indonesia free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe
The agreement scores only 4.5 out of 20 points on a sustainability check of the draft texts - a clear fail.
Mauritius-India: Fifth meeting pursues negotiations on CECPA
10-Jul-2018 Government of Mauritius
The three-day discussions comprise sessions on trade in goods and services; sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; requests lists; rules of origin and finalisation of economic cooperation chapter.
Postponed EU-Japan summit moved to Tokyo
10-Jul-2018 Japan Today
Tokyo will now host an EU-Japan summit on July 17 to sign a free trade accord after the Japanese premier cancelled the talks in Brussels because of deadly floods at home.
EU keen to get Mercosur deal over line as trade war with US ramps up
9-Jul-2018 Independent.ie
Talks on a trade deal between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc are heating up this summer.
Panama launches free trade talks with China after ending Taiwan recognition
9-Jul-2018 Foreign Brief
Panamanian and Chinese officials will launch the first round of trade negotiations in Panama City with the aim of eventually inking a free trade agreement.
Chile president wants free-trade agreement with CARICOM
9-Jul-2018 Jamaica Observer
President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has expressed interest in entering into negotiations on a free trade-agreement with the Caribbean Community.