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Mexican Senate bill could undermine new NAFTA standards
Sent in by Ben Davis of the United Steelworkers From Inside Trade, March 27, 2018 Mexico’s ruling party, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, last week pitched a proposal that would implement the country’s constitutional labor reforms passed last year in a … Continue reading
TiSA: when everything is a service, a ‘Trade in Services Agreement’ affects everyone
From the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations Since 2013, a conclave of governments calling themselves ‘The Really Good Friends of Services’, has been negotiating a secretive ‘Trade in Services Agreement’ (TiSA) that … Continue reading
Steelworkers Statement On South Korea Trade Deal And Union Busting
The United Steelworkers released the following statement in January 4th as the United States and South Korea prepare to meet to discuss the renegotiation of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). “The United Steelworkers condemns the recent anti-worker actions by the South Korean government … Continue reading
Mexico sees EU trade deal done by end of December
Mexico and the European Union are working to wrap up negotiations on a new version of their 17-year-old trade deal by the end of the month, the Mexican economy ministry has said. The two sides have been in talks on … Continue reading
ISDS Court Deals Blow To Argentinian Airline Nationalisation
The Campaign For Trade Union Freedom has long warned of the Investor State Dispute Settlement clauses in the new generation of trade deals including trade deals under negotiation. Now one of the most astonishing rulings made by a secret ISDS … Continue reading
CTUF At Tolpuddle
The CTUF Fringe Meeting held at Tolpuddle attracted a full house with speakers reporting that festival goers spilled outside of the marquee for the duration of the fringe. Speakers this year included Professor Keith Ewing who is the President of … Continue reading
CSEU Debates Trade & ISDS Courts
Adrian Weir spoke at the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions Conference in Southport this week on the key issue of Free Trade Agreements andInvestor State Dispute Settlement The election of President Trump has meant that TTIP has gone in … Continue reading
Greenpeace Leaks Secret EU – JEFTA Trade Deal Info
From Greenpeace media release. Thanks to Ben Davis at United Steelworkers. Greenpeace Netherlands has released 205 pages of previously undisclosed chapters from secret talks for an EU-Japan trade agreement (known as JEFTA). Greater public access to JEFTA negotiating documents is … Continue reading
Wilbur Ross Breaths Life Into TTIP
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has told US media that the US – EU trade deal TTIP could be revived. Ross said that whilst the US withdrew from the USA – Pacific Rim deal known as TPP he is open … Continue reading
China is repurposing TPP to build an even bigger and more secretive trade deal
By Tony Burke The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was dubbed ‘the biggest trade deal you have never heard of’ because it was being negotiated behind closed doors with little public information available. Covering twelve ‘Pacific Rim’ countries, trade unions in the … Continue reading
