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18-Sep-2015 GetUp!
What does the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal mean for your family?
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), multinational corporations will be able to sue the Australian Government in secret corporate courts over laws that protect our health, environment and workers’ rights.
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18-Sep-2015 Le Devoir
Les Canadiens ont certaines réticences au sujet du libre-échange avec l’Europe
Le mécanisme de règlement des différends indispose une majorité de citoyens -
17-Sep-2015 In These Times
Think free-trade deals can raise labor standards? This case suggests otherwise
The Obama administration promotes the TPP as “the most progressive trade bill in history,” with the highest labor standards yet but similar promises have been trotted out to justify every free-trade agreement from NAFTA on. -
17-Sep-2015 The Conversation
Free trade agreements fail to boost Australian agriculture and food manufacturing
Many claims are made that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with select trading partners will benefit Australian agriculture. OECD statistics say otherwise. -
17-Sep-2015 Red Flag
Why we should oppose the free trade agreement with China
There’s freedom for the bosses to hire and fire at will and to shut down their businesses, throwing thousands onto the dole. But there’s little freedom for workers to strike for their rights. -
17-Sep-2015 RT
‘Lipstick on a pig’: EC’s proposed corporate court system slammed by campaigners
Visant à rendre l’ISDS acceptable, les modifications de forme proposées menacent d’étendre considérablement le champ de cette justice aux services des multinationales -
17-Sep-2015 China Post
TIFA meeting to be held in October
The next round of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between Taiwan and the U.S. will be held in October in Taipei at the earliest. Besides food safety, Taiwan is expected to raise issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and bilateral investment agreement (BIA) in the meeting. -
16-Sep-2015
ECI last call
On October 6th, the StopTTIP European Citizens’ Initiative will come to an end. So far, over 2.75 million European citizens have answered this call for mobilisation against the EU-US free trade agreement (TTIP) and the EU-Canada agreement (CETA). The campaign would like to reach 3 million signatures in the coming days to send a strong signal to decision-makers. Please help out and sign the ECI now! -
16-Sep-2015
TPP protesters arrested in Wellington
A large group of protesters battling against the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal have been arrested for trespassing in Wellington this afternoon. -
16-Sep-2015 Euractiv
Positive effects of TTIP tribunals for investment unclear
According to EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström, "no direct relationship" can be seen between the controversial arbitration tribunals in the draft EU-US trade agreement and increased investment, adding fuel to its critics’ fires. -
15-Sep-2015 Financial Express
Cairn Energy set to go to ICJ against India
Cairn Energy is set to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asking it to appoint an arbitrator on behalf of the Indian government in its $1.6 bn... -
15-Sep-2015 Buenos Aires Herald
Gov’t accuses Marsans group of ’selling’ ICSID lawsuit to vulture fund
Litigation finance treats litigation claims as financeable assets, just like real estate or receivables -
15-Sep-2015 Sputnik
Uruguay decision to exit controversial trade deal talks with US appropriate
Former Uruguayan senator Alberto Couriel said that there is "no free trade" in the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), promoted by the United States. -
15-Sep-2015 The Economic Times
India likely to sign FTA with Australia, Chile soon
India are very close to signing FTA with Chile and having next level discussion with Australia for FTA agreement according to Department of Commerce Joint Secretary Dammu Ravi on the sidelines of industry consultation meeting on RCEP Negotiations. -
14-Sep-2015 Crikey
Australia’s stance in IP negotiations: ‘That didn’t work, let’s do it again.’
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is meant to be one definition of insanity. It’s also a pretty good definition of poor policymaking. -
14-Sep-2015 Voelkerrechtsblog
Towards post-Western investment law?
International Investment Law (IIL) has always been a battleground of competing paradigms and imaginations of economic world order. Today, the old battles between North and South over the rules of global investment are considered history. -
14-Sep-2015 The Japan Times
Auto parts differences between Japan, U.S. and others seen clouding prospects for next TPP ministerial talks
The 12 countries taking part in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are likely to face difficulties in arranging a ministerial meeting as Japan, the United States and others were unable to narrow the gap over the automotive sector in recent working-level talks. -
14-Sep-2015 The Age
How many jobs? The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will create hardly any
The free trade deal is now about jobs, except the government has got the number all wrong. -
14-Sep-2015 Biothai
Impacts of the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement on plant varieties, biodiversity and food security
If Thailand accepts the intellectual property law in the course of the negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement of EU-Thai, this will have several impacts on farmers, biodiversity and food security. -
14-Sep-2015 AFTINET
Update on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement – NGO briefing
While RCEP was initially framed as an agreement that would be more flexible for low and middle income countries, there is evidence that some governments from industrialised countries are seeking to pursue aspects which would be very damaging for developing countries.