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FTA-fetishism to hurt Indian industry in the long run
16-Nov-2015 ABP Live
Any government to sign an agreement would necessitate a better feasibility study report that is more holistic in nature.
New Zealand minerals sector could benefit from planned EU trade deal
16-Nov-2015 Indmin
The free trade agreement currently in discussion could benefit a number of mineral producers in New Zealand.
What a new NAFTA complaint can tell us about the TPP
16-Nov-2015 AFL-CIO
A coalition of U.S. and Mexican labor and civil society groups are taking an unprecedented legal approach to protect workers’ rights that will test the strength of labor protections in international trade agreements.
A first glance at the Investment Chapter of the TPP agreement: a familar US-style structure with a few novel twists
16-Nov-2015 IA Reporter
In broad terms, the agreement’s investment chapter looks familiar – particularly in relation to other recent U.S. investment treaties and FTAs.
The TPP SPS chapter: not a “model for the rest of the world”
16-Nov-2015 IATP
SPS provisions in TPP will further weaken and possibly conflict with global standards setting bodies on food and plant safety.
Pacific trade deal could limit affordable drugs: world health chief
13-Nov-2015 Reuters
A massive trade pact between 12 Pacific rim countries could limit the availability of affordable medicines, the head of the World Health Organization said
India should press for separate FTA with UK as deal with EU remains in limbo: Assocham
13-Nov-2015 Siasat
As negotiations for a Broad-Based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement with the European Union is heading nowhere, India should press for a separate Free Trade Agreement with Britain
‘FTAs weaken multilateral systems’
13-Nov-2015 The Hindu
Bilateral agreements were weakening the multilateral arrangements that looked after the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
TPPA vs tobacco control - the devil is in the details
13-Nov-2015 Malaysia Kini
Now that the whole text of the TPPA has been released, it appears the TPPA provides many avenues for the tobacco industry to thwart and frustrate government efforts to enact stronger measures.
How the TPP could change where your clothes come from
13-Nov-2015 Vox
There’s a reason President Obama made the case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership at Nike’s headquarters: American clothing companies that want to manufacture their clothes in Vietnam are big winners in the massive trade deal.
LDP to offer farmers revenue insurance to cushion TPP impact
13-Nov-2015 The Japan Times
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to set up an insurance system to cushion the blow for farmers when the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact comes into effect
The Trans-Pacific Partnership poses a grave threat to sustainable development
13-Nov-2015 The Conversation
It is essential that future trade deals promote human development, access to knowledge, public health, human development, and climate action.
US State legislators ‘shocked’ by EU trade deal implications
13-Nov-2015 TTIP2015.eu
Rules envisioned under TTIP could give EU officials power to interfere in US State affairs
3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate—If We Let It Pass
12-Nov-2015 3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate
The Trans Pacific Partnership is in climate denial - nowhere in its more than 5,000 pages does it mention climate change.
The great ISDS & TTIP quiz
12-Nov-2015 TNI
SOMO and TNI launch a new a quiz on ISDS & TTIP. The quiz is intended to increase everyone’s critical knowledge of ISDS and TTIP.
Philippines studying prospects of joining TPP
12-Nov-2015 ABS-CBN
The Philippines is scrutinizing the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), consulting stakeholders and assessing the TPP’s economic impact on the country.
TPP- the cooperation and capacity building chapter
12-Nov-2015 Imipono
Broadly focusing on the militarization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, “the Cooperation and Capacity Building” chapter should provide context to just how threatening this Pacific partnership is to the region.
Israel fumes over planned EU labelling of ‘settlement’ products
12-Nov-2015 EurActiv
Few issues have caused more friction between Israel and the European Union than EU plans to impose labelling on goods produced in Jewish settlements on occupied land.
As US promotes TPP as a way to improve labor standards, Guatemala shows failed promises of previous trade deals
12-Nov-2015 International Business Times
When Guatemala joined CAFTA in 2006, proponents of the deal said it would improve conditions for workers. Seven years later, Guatemala was named the most dangerous country for trade unionists. Supporters of the TPP are making many of the same promises.
China to push alternative trade pact at Apec
12-Nov-2015 Dawn
China will seek to push its own vision of an Asia-Pacific trade pact at a regional summit next week, senior officials said, after this month’s release of a rival US-led deal that pointedly excludes the Asian giant.